PCP-SL ambush kills eight military and six civilians
A military patrol is ambushed by members of the PCP-SL on a road leading to Pucallpa. Eight military personnel and six civilians are killed in the attack.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru
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.
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Military shoot at truck in Sondor
Military intercepted and shot at a truck carrying passengers and merchandise in the district of Sondor, Huancabamba, Piura. Apparently, the soldiers mistook them for subversives who hours earlier had raided and robbed a truck in the district of Tabacones, Cajamarca.
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Military bombard communities in Leoncio Prado
Military bombard the communities of Moyuna, Cayumba and El Salvador, José Crespo y Castillo district, in Leoncio Prado, Huánuco. They describe the actions as part of a confrontation called Operation Aries. According to testimonies from locals, some military patrols committed killings of unarmed civilians.
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Military fire at passenger truck in Sondor
Military intercepted and shot at a truck carrying passengers and merchandise in the district of Sondor, Huancabamba, Piura. Apparently, the soldiers mistook them for subversives who hours earlier had raided and robbed a truck in the district of Tabacones, Cajamarca. This case exemplifies the fatal mistakes made by the armed …
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Los Molinos confrontation between the Army and MRTA
A combat between units of the Peruvian Army and an armed column of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement took place in the locality of Los Molinos, near Jauja. The Peruvian Army reported 6 fatalities and 19 wounded, while the subversive side reported 63 fatalities and no wounded or prisoners. Civilians …
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Landslides in Venenillo and surrounding hamlets
In June 1989, approximately 300 people died in the village of Venenillo as a result of a confrontation between subversive elements and military personnel. It was later reported that many of the dead were civilians, including children. According to the testimony of a former military officer, General Alberto Arciniega Huby …
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Killing of civilians during attack on Uchiza
During the attack on Uchiza, members of the PCP-SL killed four civilians. A woman attending to the wounded was accused of being a 'snitch' and killed, placing a sign over her corpse that read 'Así mueren las soplonas' (This is how snitches die). A man arrested for robbery was released …
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Military and civilian deaths in Lachocc
On February 18, 1988, in the town of Lachocc, province of Huancavelica, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked an army support group. In the attack, 9 military personnel and 2 civilians who were part of the support group were killed. This event took place in the context of the intensification …
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9 military and 2 civilians killed in Lachocc
In January 1988, the PCP-SL organized a meeting of residents of Chongos Alto with the objective of establishing a Popular Committee. During this period of Shining Path activity in the area, 9 military personnel and 2 civilians who were part of an army support group were killed by Shining Path …
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Attack on Cebichería El Piano
A group of hikers shot at a restaurant near the headquarters of the Armored Division in Rimac, specifically at the cebicheria 'El Piano'. The attack resulted in the death of two army officers and five civilians. This attack was part of the PCP-SL strategy of carrying out violent actions in …
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Putis Massacre
117 people - men, women, children - were killed in the community of Putis, presumably at the hands of the military. Most of the villages in the area had been forced by the PCP-SL since 1983 to 'retreat' to the hills. When the Military Base was installed in Putis, a …
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Assault on Arana family home and murder of Nancy and Nelly Arana
On July 1, 1984, unknown individuals entered the Arana family home while they were resting. They shot and killed sisters Nancy and Nelly Arana, and seriously wounded father Ricardo Ospina and brother César Arana Alcazar. The attackers shouted 'open the fuck up, Arana brothers, put your hands up and come …
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Lucanamarca Massacre
A number of approximately 80 hikers, among men and women, attacked Lucanamarca in the most merciless manner. As the column descended from the ranches, it assassinated peasants, women and men, children and the elderly, resulting in 69 deaths. The massacre was claimed by Abimael Guzmán in 1988 as a decision …
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Attack on Tambo police post
Ferocious attack by the PCP-SL on the Tambo police post on the night of Sunday, October 11, the day of the fair. Twenty armed subversives attacked the post for 15 minutes and lethally wounded guard Jorge Vivanco Vizcarra, a native of Tambo. Two policemen were wounded. Civilians were also killed: …
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