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.
During the second stage of the Shining Path's presence in Ucayali (1988-1992), the PCP-SL took up the defense of coca leaf cultivation as a slogan. The Shining Path militants, taking advantage of their status as professors, stirred up the spirits of the coca growers in the province of Padre Abad …
During 1988, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) consolidated its presence in Ucayali by assuming as its slogan the defense of coca leaf cultivation. The Shining Path militants, taking advantage of their status as professors, stirred up the spirits of the coca growers in the province of …
Once the coca growers' union was organized, they went on strike in Aucayacu. The strike lasted between twenty-four and forty-eight hours. In the middle of the strike, a UMOPAR patrol arrived from Tingo Maria to confront a group of strikers who had gathered at the Aucayacu intersection with the Marginal …
In 1982, thousands of coca farmers from regions including Chinchao, Monzón, Leoncio Prado, Tocache, and Padre Abad gathered in Tingo María to commence an indefinite strike on November 25. The strike was a response to the Peruvian government's prohibition of legal coca trade through the Empresa Nacional de la Coca …
In 1982, thousands of coca farmers from Chinchao, Monzon, Leoncio Prado, Tocache and Padre Abad moved to the city of Tingo Maria to begin an indefinite strike. Their main demand was the resumption of legal coca trade through the National Coca Company (Empresa Nacional de la Coca-ENACO). After 11 days …
In 1981, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) appeared in Alto Huallaga, taking advantage of the climate of social chaos created by drug trafficking. They presented themselves as the executioner of a corrupt and inefficient bureaucratic state and assumed the supposed defense of the interests of coca growers, who were being attacked …
In 1981, a strike by coca growers in Aucayacu marked the first noticeable presence of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) in the region. The group began organizing in various zones along the Huallaga River, advocating for armed actions against the state to support coca cultivation. By early 1982, the Shining Path …
In 1981 there was a coca growers' strike in Aucayacu that marked the first public presence of the PCP-SL in the area. Inhabitants of Aucayacu and municipal authorities of that time identified this strike as the event in which a hidden presence of the PCP-SL was voiced and felt for …
In 1981, the PCP-SL appeared in Alto Huallaga, taking advantage of the climate of social chaos created by drug trafficking. They presented themselves as the executioner of a corrupt and inefficient bureaucratic state and assumed the supposed defense of the interests of the coca growers, who were being attacked by …
The presence of the PCP-SL in Alto Huallaga did not begin to be felt until 1980-81, approximately six years after the beginning of the drug boom in the area. The Shining Path cadres would have initiated their party's political work in the countryside taking as their cause the defense of …
In November 1979, a significant strike was organized by coca producers in the departments of Huánuco, San Martín, and Ucayali, under the leadership of Tito Jaime. The protest, which involved 3,000 coca growers and road blockades, was a response to DL 22095 and aimed to initiate dialogue on coca-related issues. …
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Although coca-growing farmers deny it, the presence of drug trafficking and Senderismo behind coca leaf cultivation and the mobilization of farmers is practically irrefutable.