Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru

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.

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  1. Arrest and death of 21 people by ronderos in Santa Rosa

    In July 1993, peasant ronderos from Santa Rosa detained a group of people in the context of the internal armed conflict. During this event, 4 people were detained and 21 people were killed by the ronderos. This event is part of the period of violence between the counter-subversive peasant patrols …

    Santa Rosa, Ayna, La Mar, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 102
  2. Operation Falcon - DECAS departs for Tambo to reorganize mountain patrols

    On August 9, 1989, a group of 200 ronderos left Santa Rosa for Tambo in an action called operation Halcón. The reason for this operation was to reorganize the rondas in the highland districts of La Mar province, whose authorities, faced with the advance of the PCP-SL, had sent a …

    Santa Rosa a Tambo, La Mar, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 653-684
  3. PCP-SL attack on Pichiwillca rejected by DECAS

    On April 13, 1988, a column of forty heavily armed PCP-Sendero Luminoso members escorted by hundreds of peasants from the local force attacked Pichiwillca, the main DECAS base in the Apurimac River Valley. With the help of the ronderos of Anchihuay who immediately came to the defense of Pichiwillca, and …

    Pichiwillca, Valle del Río Apurímac, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 653-684
  4. Marine Corps Retreat from the Apurimac River Valley

    In July 1985, the Marine Corps withdraws from the Apurimac River Valley and is replaced by the Army. This withdrawal occurs after the DECAS (Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva) and the army were on the offensive until mid-1985, while the PCP-SL was in retreat. The change of forces occurred at the height …

    Valle del Río Apurímac Informe CVR, página 100
  5. Shining Path's retreat in the Apurimac River Valley

    By mid-1985, the Shining Path was in full retreat in the Apurimac River Valley and the Armed Forces together with the DECAS (Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva) had gained control of the valley. The Shining Path themselves recognized their defeat by the 'mesnadas' in the VRA, admitting that the unconsolidated support bases …

    Valle del Río Apurímac Informe CVR, páginas 97-102
  6. Arrest and disappearance of 4 residents of San Antonio de Pichihuillca

    In August 1984, four villagers from San Antonio de Pichihuillca were detained by members of the Peruvian Army and subsequently disappeared. This event occurred in the context of the expansion of the Defensas Civiles Contrasubversivas (DECAS) in the Apurimac River Valley, where the organization had been formally constituted on June …

    San Antonio de Pichihuillca, Ayna, La Mar, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 102
  7. Kidnapping and murder in San Queruato

    In July 1984, members of the Self-Defense Committee kidnapped residents of San Queruato, Ayna district. As a result of this kidnapping, two people were killed. This event occurred in the context of the formation and expansion of the Counter-Subversive Civil Defense Forces (DECAS) in the Apurimac River Valley, a period …

    San Queruato, Ayna, La Mar, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 102
  8. Formal constitution of DECAS of the Apurimac River Valley in Pichiwillca

    The arrival of the Montoneros to Pichiwillca in April or May 1984 marked a milestone in peasant organization. On June 21, 1984, the Anti-Subversive Civil Defense (DECAS) of the Apurimac River Valley was formally constituted. From Pichiwillca, led by 19-year-old Antonio Cárdenas, the organization began to expand throughout the valley. …

    Pichiwillca, Valle del Río Apurímac, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 653-684
  9. Formal constitution of DECAS (Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva) of the Apurimac River Valley.

    On June 21, 1984, the "Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva" (DECAS) of the Apurimac River Valley was formally established in Pichiwillca. From this place it began its expansion throughout the valley under the leadership of Antonio Cardenas, who would become the undisputed leader of the organization. This formal constitution took place in …

    Pichiwillca, Valle del Río Apurímac Informe CVR, página 97-98
  10. Rumor of arrival of montoneros from Chungui

    In March 1984, rumors began to circulate among the population of the Apurimac River Valley about the arrival of montoneros (civil defense groups) from Chungui. The villagers received information that these groups were coming "like ants" and were progressively advancing through different localities. Their presence was first reported in Lechemayo, …

    Valle del Río Apurímac Informe CVR, página 97

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