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.
A patrol of the Peruvian Army intervenes in the agricultural sugar production cooperative of Tumán, without it being clear if there was any infiltration by the PCP-SL. Subsequently, the Pomalca sugar mill was also taken over by a contingent of the EP, claiming 'security reasons'. These military interventions in civilian …
The fourth extraordinary session of the Peruvian Congress was held from February 12 to 22. During this session, several important legislative projects were approved, including the Regional Development Bank system, the participation of urban cooperatives before the Regional Assemblies, the University Development Fund and amendments to the Law for Teachers. …
In 1989, an armed group of Shining Path guerrillas destroyed the Huagal cheese plant in San Marcos province. As part of the PCP-SL's strategy of liquidating associative enterprises, the attackers distributed the cattle and land among the members and set fire to the machinery. This attack was part of a …
On July 10, 1988, Luis Paredes and Eloy Robles, leaders of the Jocos Cooperative in Cachachi, were executed by the PCP-SL. Luis Paredes had assumed leadership of the cooperative in July 1987, apparently following directives from the PCP-SL, and proceeded to parcel out the land, including as beneficiaries employees, former …
On May 10, 1987, the PCP-SL called a general assembly at the Jocos Cooperative in Cachachi, taking advantage of the celebration of San Isidro. Two months later, in July 1987, Luis Paredes took over the management of the cooperative, apparently following the directives of the PCP-SL, and proceeded to parcel …
In 1988, PCP-Sendero Luminoso militants assassinated the leaders of the Ninacaca Communal Cooperative. During this raid, in addition to the assassination of the leaders, some animals were slaughtered to supply the PCP-SL militants, while others were distributed among the villagers. The presence of PCP-SL militants in Ninacaca and the neighboring …
On July 26, 1987, a group of approximately 12 PCP-SL militants took over the Tabacal Cooperative in the district of Cachachi, distributing looted food among the inhabitants. A few minutes later, a squadron of the National Police arrived from their headquarters in Chaquicocha, located just 30 minutes from Tabacal. There …
On May 10, 1987, the PCP-SL called a general assembly in the Jocos Cooperative, in Cachachi, taking advantage of the celebration of San Isidro. The assembly was attended by the President of the Cooperative. Two months later, in July, Luis Paredes took over the management of the cooperative, apparently following …
The presence of PCP-SL militants in the districts of Ninacaca and Vicco, province of Pasco, has been registered since 1986, arriving later than in other areas of the department. Two years later, in 1988, the leaders of the Ninacaca Communal Cooperative were assassinated, while some animals were slaughtered to supply …
In 1985, most of the Agricultural Societies of Social Interest (SAIS) and Agricultural Production Cooperatives (CAP) in small plots were dissolved. This process occurred after a period of economic and administrative crisis of these associative enterprises created during the Agrarian Reform. The dissolution of these business structures was used by …
In 1984, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the Pucate cooperative located in the district of José Crespo y Castillo, in the Huallaga basin. During this attack, the PCP-SL assassinated the President of the cooperative along with six leaders and members. This attack was part of a series of violent actions that …
On January 14, 1982, the PCP-SL raided the Chingol Cooperative, located in Chuquibamba, Cachachi district, Cajabamba province. During this raid, the Shining Pathists destroyed the cooperative's infrastructure. This event was part of the PCP-SL's initial strategy in the region to liquidate the associative enterprises created by the Agrarian Reform, taking …
In 1981, the first Shining Path incursion was recorded in Angasmarca, where the PCP-SL totally destroyed the SAIS cooperative 'José de San Martín Limitada N° 19', which had been one of the largest farms in Santiago de Chuco and had been converted into SAIS in 1972. The Shining Path group, …
The Antapampa Cooperative was invaded in January 1977 by community farmers who had been left out of the agrarian reform. This event was part of the process of land seizures that occurred after the agrarian reform benefited only 23% of the peasants in the Cuzco region, leaving the remaining 77%, …
On June 24, 1969, the government of the Armed Forces enacted the Agrarian Reform Law, which expropriated the agro-industrial complexes, thus initiating a process of radical changes. Different forms of cooperative and associative ownership were established, including the Agrarian Production Cooperatives (CAPs), the Agricultural Societies of Social Interest (SAIS), the …
In 1969, the Velasco regime implemented the agrarian reform that definitively cancelled the servile regime, converting the old haciendas into cooperativist-inspired agrarian enterprises such as SAIS, CAPS and ERPS. This reform was part of the structural transformations promoted by the 'revolutionary government of the Armed Forces' between 1968 and 1975. …
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