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 October 1986, a Shining Path group raided the Santa Rosa mining unit located in Cobriza, Huancavelica. During the attack, the subversives looted all of the mine's explosive material, including dynamite, primers and guides. This theft of explosive material had immediate consequences in the region, since after this looting, dynamite …
In October 1986, a Shining Path column raided the Santa Rosa mining unit, located in Cobriza, Huancavelica. During this action, Shining Path members looted all the explosive material available in the mine, including dynamite, percussion caps and guides. This raid was part of a series of PCP-SL attacks against mining …
On January 14, 1984, there was a confrontation between the forces of law and order and presumed Shining Path members in the town of Cobriza, province of Tayacaja, department of Huancavelica. The confrontation resulted in the death of 18 people identified as seditionists or presumed members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. …
On January 1, 1984, the Shining Path attacked the Cobriza mining center in Huancavelica. During the attack, the Shining Path looted the commercial stores and dynamite warehouses of the mining center. This attack was part of the incursions that Shining Path carried out in the mining centers of Huancavelica to …
At midnight on January 1, 1984, the PCP-SL attacked the Cobriza mining center with people recruited from the heights of the Ayacucho community of Ayahuanco, which borders the province of Churcampa, Huancavelica. During the attack, the hikers dynamited the mining center's facilities, causing significant damage to the infrastructure. As a …
During January and February 1984, PCP-Sendero Luminoso militants continuously harassed the police at the Cobriza mining camp, located in the district of San Pedro de Coris, province of Churcampa. This harassment was part of the subversive strategy of attacking mining facilities and companies in the region. The Cobriza mining camp …
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 …
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 …
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 …
By the last months of 1980, the PCP-SL had already made contact with some mining settlements in Huancavelica, specifically those located near the department of Ayacucho. The mining centers contacted were Cobriza, Julcani and La Mejorada, located in the provinces of Churcampa and Angaraes respectively. This contact was relatively early …
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