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.
After its defeat in the Mantaro valley in 1989, the MRTA retreated to the province of Chanchamayo where it managed to rebuild its ranks. During the period up to 1998, the subversive group engaged in constant confrontations with military patrols in which deaths were recorded on both sides. Gradually, the …
On July 14, 1994, the MRTA carried out an ambush in La Merced, Chanchamayo province, Junin department. In this attack, two policemen were killed by the subversives. This event occurred in the context of the final phase of the internal armed conflict in the central jungle, when the MRTA still …
On May 29, 1994, there was an armed confrontation between State forces and the MRTA in San Juan Boca Tigre, Chanchamayo province. The event is mentioned in the context of the confrontations that took place during 1993-1994 in the central jungle, a period in which MRTA subversive activity continued on …
On November 7, 1993, a confrontation took place in La Merced between law enforcement forces and presumed MRTA subversives. During the confrontation, two presumed MRTA subversives were killed and an officer of the Peruvian National Police was wounded. This confrontation occurred in the context of the last year of intense …
Ronderos of the Self-Defense Committee murder ten settlers in Chanchamayo, La Merced. This case exemplifies the excesses committed by some self-defense committees.
In September 1993, a group of members of the self-defense committee of the San Fernando de Meritori annex in the neighboring district of Rio Negro in the province of Satipo killed 10 inhabitants of the Delta Pichanaki annex because the community refused to organize itself into self-defense committees. This was …
On August 19, 1993, the PCP-SL attacked the town of Kivinaki in La Merced, Chanchamayo. The subversives killed 8 people with machetes during the attack. The soldiers repelled the subversive attack, causing 2 dead and 4 wounded in the ranks of the PCP-SL. This event occurred in the context of …
Approximately 150 subversives attacked the Pichanaki police post in March 1992. The attack resulted in 1 police officer dead and 3 wounded Sinchis. This attack took place in a context of maximum violence in the region during 1992, when dynamite attacks, blackouts, sabotage, assassinations, disappearances, extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions and …
On January 12, 1992, there was a violent confrontation between ronderos and subversives in Tarmatambo, La Merced district, Chanchamayo province. The combat resulted in the death of 8 ronderos and 5 subversives. This confrontation occurred in the context of the intensification of violence in the central jungle during 1989-1992, a …
During 1991 and 1992 there were strong and continuous confrontations between the PCP-SL and the rondas or Asháninka self-defense committees in the Central Jungle. The year 1991 was the turning point in the Shining Path offensive in the region, when the Armed Forces together with the organized Asháninka population initiated …
In 1991, MRTA subversives arrived at the annex of La Florida in the district of Perene. The subversives would look for women to cook for them and support their activities. This pattern of behavior was part of the MRTA's actions in the Chanchamayo area during the internal armed conflict. Women …
In mid-1991, the MRTA subversives managed to form some armed detachments in the towns of Pariahuanca and Santo Domingo de Acobamba. These detachments operated in the area until 1993. This formation of detachments occurred after the MRTA suffered important defeats in the Mantaro valley, particularly after the confrontation in Pampa …
The year 1991 marked a decisive turning point in the PCP-Sendero Luminoso offensive in the Central Jungle region. Beginning that year, the Armed Forces, together with the Asháninka population organized in Rondas or Self-Defense Committees, began an important counter-offensive that hit the PCP-SL hard, especially in the Ene River area. …
During 1991 and 1992 there were strong and continuous confrontations between the PCP-SL and the Rondas or Asháninka Self-Defense Committees in the Central Jungle. The year 1991 was the turning point in the Shining Path offensive in the region, when the Armed Forces together with the organized Asháninka population initiated …
In the Florida-Chanchamayo Mission, a gang of young people between 15 and 18 years old, incited by hikers, carried out a popular trial that ended with the summary execution of eight people. One of the victims was Sister Maria Agustina Rivas, 70 years old, from the Good Shepherd congregation, who …
Since 1990, indigenous organizations in the region such as CECONSEC (Central de Comunidades Nativas de la Selva Central) and FECONACA (Federación de Comunidades Nativas Campa) promoted the organization of Rondas or Asháninka Self-Defense Committees. This initiative arose in a context of generalized violence in the Central Jungle, where both the …
A 16-year-old minor witness recounts the rapes she suffered during the time she was recruited by the MRTA. A member of the MRTA told her they were going to talk, made her sit down and forcibly grabbed her saying he wanted to be with her. When she refused, he crushed …
A boy of about 10 years old was kidnapped by the MRTA. There were minors even younger than him. The subversives said that it is better to be a minor than an adult. That day they had taken 4, 5 or 6 children. They used them for spying. They trained …
An 11-year-old girl was recruited by the MRTA. The subversives taught her how to grab weapons and kill guards without being felt. They told her that if the military showed up, she had to kill them, and if she couldn't, she had to fight. There was no difference between male …
The MRTA executed Alejandro Calderón, who was president of ANAP (Apatywaka - Nampitsi - Asháninka), an organization of Amazonian indigenous peoples. The execution took place in the province of Chanchamayo, department of Junín. As a direct consequence of this action, the MRTA was forced to completely abandon the area. This …
On March 13, 1989, a column of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) took the town of Pichanaki, located in the province of Chanchamayo. This event took place in a context of intensification of MRTA's armed actions in the central region of the country. The capture of the city was …
In March 1989, around 30 armed MRTA men attacked the Pichanaki police post in Chanchamayo province. This attack was part of the MRTA's operations in the central jungle during its period of expansion in the area. A few days after this attack, the subversives marched into the Junin highlands to …
In 1989, the PCP-SL made incursions into several native communities and peasant annexes in the province of Chanchamayo, carrying out "popular trials" and assassinating authorities and inhabitants. One of the best known cases was that of La Florida, where they murdered an entire family along with a nun from the …
During 1989, the PCP-SL intensified its actions in the province of Chanchamayo, carrying out raids in various native communities and peasant annexes. The subversive group carried out "popular trials" and assassinated authorities and inhabitants of the area. One of the best known cases was the murder of an entire family …
During 1989, the PCP-SL significantly intensified its actions in the Central Jungle, particularly in the province of Satipo. The presence of the PCP-SL in the area became widespread and open, increasing its visits to native communities and carrying out looting accompanied by initial indoctrination of the population through prolonged meetings. …
Towards the end of 1989, in the process of regrouping and reorganizing their reduced forces after the Molinos battle, a group of MRTA guerrillas were transporting weapons for the jungle detachment. During the transport, the pickup truck in which they were traveling fell into the Pichanaki River. All the occupants …
In March 1989, around 30 armed MRTA men attacked the Pichanaki police post in Chanchamayo province. This attack was part of the MRTA's operations in the central jungle during its period of expansion in the area. A few days after this attack, the subversives marched into the Junin highlands to …
Around 1988, the PCP-SL began a more aggressive campaign of actions in the Central Jungle, increasing its presence through more regular visits to native communities, especially Asháninka. That same year, the province of Satipo was declared in a State of Emergency due to the intensification of subversive activities. The PCP-SL …
Faced with the increase in subversive actions and the territorial expansion of the PCP-SL and MRTA in the region, Alan Garcia's government declared the provinces of Chanchamayo, Oxapampa and Satipo in a state of emergency in 1988. This measure was taken in response to the growing control that both subversive …
Between 1985 and 1988, the Shining Path commanders of the PCP-SL carried out selective assassinations of alleged delinquents or 'informers' in the colonist villages of the Central Jungle. The Asháninka population felt fear when they heard about these executions, but at the same time recognized a positive aspect in these …
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