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 PCP-SL assassinated the industrial relations officer of the Julcani mine in one of its last bloody actions in the mining centers. Since then, the military and the police have been controlling the mining centers. During a workers' mobilization in the Julcani mining center, worker Juvenal Martinez was …
In October 1993, the Communist Party of Peru-Shining Path (PCP-SL) shot and killed the industrial relations manager of the Julcani mine. This was one of the last bloody acts of the PCP-SL in the mining centers of the region. After this assassination, the military and the police carried out greater …
Beginning in 1993, the mining centers of Pasco, Junín and Huancavelica entered into a privatization process that resulted in massive layoffs of workers. As an example, Caudalosa Grande had 1,500 workers in 1980, but by 2000 only 100 workers remained. This privatization process was considered by many workers as arbitrary …
Beginning in 1991, the military implemented a new detention strategy called 'la leva' in the central region of Peru. This strategy consisted of arresting all "undocumented" persons in the squares and streets, who were then transferred to the military base. Once at the military base, those who were identified were …
On October 8, 1989, in a military operation in the mining center of Julcani, Santiago Lizana Acha was killed with a bullet in the head. This act of violence was perpetrated by the military during raids in the mining centers of Huancavelica. The acts of violence provoked by the military …
In May 1987, the military and the National Police intensified patrols in the mining centers of central Peru. This intensification of military operations occurred in the context of increasing Shining Path activity in the mining area. Law enforcement continued to arbitrarily detain union leaders during these operations. This increased military …
In November 1985, a Shining Path column attacked and dynamited the facilities of the Caudalosa Grande mine in Huancavelica. During the attack, the Shining Path beat the mine superintendents to force them to hand over explosive material. This attack was part of a series of PCP-SL raids against mining centers …
In August 1984, the Carmen Chico military base was installed in Cerro de Pasco, near the mining centers in the area. This military base was established as part of the Peruvian State's counter-subversive strategy in the central region of the country. From this base, the military carried out control and …
In January 1984, military personnel viciously beat John Broadle, who was Superintendent of the Centromin Peru Mining Company at the Cobriza mining center. The aggression occurred after Broadle protested against the blowing up of the metal bridge by the military. This incident occurred in the context of the installation of …
In October 1983, the Shining Path reappeared in Cerro de Pasco and the first Shining Path graffiti appeared in La Oroya. This event marked the return of subversive activity by the PCP-SL in these important mining areas of the central highlands of Peru. In response to this reappearance, that same …
During the first months of 1983, the Shining Path began its political work in the mining unions of Huancavelica. This political incursion allowed them to easily acquire explosive material from the mining centers in the region. SL's political work in the unions was part of their strategy to penetrate the …
In October 1982, a military base was installed in the province of Castrovirreyna, department of Huancavelica. The objective of this military base was to control the mining centers in the area, specifically Caudalosa Grande, Caudalosa Chica and San Genaro. The installation of this base was part of the Peruvian State's …
In 1982, the Peruvian army installed military bases in the districts of Castrovirreyna and Santa Inés in the department of Huancavelica. These military installations were established in the context of the internal armed conflict and the presence of the Shining Path in the region. The bases were strategically located in …
In December 1981, Shining Path carried out raids in three important mining centers in the department of Huancavelica: Cobriza, Julcani and La Mejorada. During these raids, the Shining Path took abundant explosive material from the mining facilities. This action was part of the first Shining Path operations in the mining …
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