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.
On November 19, 1988, the PCP-SL tried to attack the III Stage of the Mantaro Hydroelectric Power Plant, located in Colcabamba, province of Tayacaja. The attack was repelled by the police who were guarding the facilities. Two policemen were killed in the confrontation. This attack was part of the new …
Between February and April 1986, the first massacres of peasants took place in the towns of Toraya, Lucre and Colcabamba, located in the province of Aymaraes, department of Apurimac. These massacres marked the beginning of the internal armed conflict in the highland provinces of Apurimac. The process of internal armed …
On December 8, 1981, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the police post in the district of Colcabamba in the province of Tayacaja. This attack was part of the first armed actions of the PCP-SL in the region, as part of its strategy to put an end to the "old …
In November 1981, militants of the PCP-SL tried to attack the Campo Armiño Hydroelectric Power Plant, located in the district of Colcabamba, province of Tayacaja. The attack was repulsed by the Republican Guard that was guarding the hydroelectric plant. This sabotage attempt was part of the initial strategy of the …
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