Complete database of events related to the internal armed conflict in Peru, extracted from the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR). 5,159 events documented from 1817 to 2003.
In 1993, the privatization process began for the state-owned company Centromín Perú, one of the main mining companies in the country, which accounted for a large part of the country's mining and metallurgical production. This process resulted in the massive layoff of thousands of mining and metallurgical workers who worked …
In November 1991, during an indefinite strike by Centromín Perú workers over delays in payments, the military from the Marcavalle base intercepted a demonstration in the streets of La Oroya and arrested all the leaders and delegates leading the demonstration, accusing them of being terrorists. Among those arrested was Emiliano …
At the beginning of 1990, in an assembly of workers of the Centromin Peru company in Cerro de Pasco, the "Guardia Obrera" (Workers' Guard) was created under the leadership of Juan Santiago. This organization was created with the objective of confronting the Shining Path (PCP-SL) in the context of the …
In August 1989, a Shining Path column completely dynamited Centromín Perú's mining company in Morococha. This was one of several ongoing dynamite attacks against the machinery of the state mining company. The attack was part of a series of terrorist actions that the PCP-SL had been carrying out against the …
On July 13, 1989, a Shining Path column dynamited the compressor house, ventilation pipes and the power plant of Centromín Perú in Morococha. This attack was part of a series of terrorist actions against the mining infrastructure that the PCP-SL had been carrying out in the area for months. The …
On July 8, 1989, hikers dynamited an electrical substation near the Santa Rosa housing complex in La Oroya. As a direct consequence of this attack, the copper and lead refineries of Centromín Perú were paralyzed. The attack also affected the local electricity supply in the city. This attack was part …
In the last months of 1989, after a series of dynamite attacks by the PCP-SL against Centromín Perú's facilities in Morococha, a military base was installed in the mining camp. The installation of this base occurred shortly after the formation of a defensive brigade by the workers, whose purpose was …
In the last months of 1989, the XIV Ordinary Congress of the Federation of Workers of Centromín Perú was held with the objective of discussing the labor situation of the workers. This congress was held in a context of intense political violence in the mining region, marked by PCP-SL attacks …
On December 31, 1988, Shining Path destroyed three diesel electric locomotives belonging to Centromín Perú that were transporting ore from the Cerro de Pasco unit to the La Oroya smelter. This attack was part of a series of terrorist actions against mining infrastructure in the central region of Peru. The …
On December 25, 1988, Shining Path dynamited three towers of the cable rail system that transported minerals from San Cristobal to Marh Túnel, both production units of Centromín Perú in La Oroya. This attack was part of a series of terrorist actions against mining infrastructure in the central region of …
In December 1988, hikers dynamited three towers of the cable rail system that transported minerals from San Cristobal to Marh Túnel, both units located about 12 kilometers from La Oroya and belonging to Centromín Perú. This attack was part of a PCP-SL strategy to attack the mining infrastructure in the …
In April 1985, mining leader Demetrio Martínez was assassinated with a bullet to the head. He had proposed on several occasions that the mining company Centromín Perú grant a special bonus and medical benefits to cover the consequences of the chemical reagents used by the workers in the extraction of …
At the end of 1983, a military base was installed at the Cobriza mining center, a production unit of Centromín Perú. This military installation was in response to a violent attack perpetrated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the middle of the night on January 1, 1984, when the subversive group …
After the PCP-SL attacks on the Vinchos mining unit in 1986, where the mine manager, assistant manager and superintendent were killed and the concentrator plant was dynamited causing irreparable damage, Centromín Perú arranged for the installation of a military base within its jurisdiction in 1983. This military installation was intended …
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