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 January 1983, the community of Huaychao in the highlands of Huanta, Peru, rebelled against the authoritarian practices of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) by killing seven of its members. This act was a response to the murder of local communal authorities by the PCP-SL. The rebellion marked a significant point …
In January 1983, a significant violent reaction against the Shining Path (PCP-SL) occurred in the highlands of Huanta, Peru. The local community of Huaychao retaliated against the PCP-SL by killing seven of its members in response to the murder of their communal authorities. This event marked a turning point in …
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