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 February 2, 1989, PCP-SL militants took over the Colpa farm in Junin. During this raid, the hikers knifed to death 157 sheep and 6 cattle. In addition, they wounded another 10 animals and took 8 cattle. This attack was part of the systematic strategy of the PCP-SL to destroy …
In January 1988, the PCP-SL organized a meeting of residents of Chongos Alto with the objective of establishing a Popular Committee. During this meeting, some community members were designated as responsible for it. This event was part of the rapid expansion of the Shining Path's influence in the Cunas area, …
On December 1 and 2, 1987, a national agrarian strike was called by the National Agrarian Unitary Council (CUNA). This agrarian mobilization took place in the context of a year marked by intense political violence and economic crisis, including the government's decision to devalue the national currency by an average …
In 1987, the PCP-SL made its public appearance in the Cunas area, after 7 years of political and military experience in Ayacucho and Huancavelica. The communities of San Juan de Jarpa and San José de Quero (Alto Cunas) were convulsed by the action of the PCP-SL columns. This appearance marked …
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