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 October 17, 1990, a police station located in the district of Jesús María was completely destroyed. The attack was part of the escalation of political violence that characterized this period in Lima, where subversive groups intensified their actions during the government transition process. The total destruction of the police …
In 1989, Sendero Luminoso entered the native community of Aguaytia, destroying the village, burning houses and looting the school, tools and pots. The villagers stated that their homes and property were destroyed, leaving them in a situation of extreme vulnerability. This pattern of destruction was repeated in multiple communities during …
Between March 1988 and January 1989, Shining Path carried out violent actions against the SAIS Heroínas Toledo and Cahuide in the central highlands. The SAIS Heroínas Toledo was deactivated in March 1988 after the total destruction of its facilities and assets by the Shining Path. This destruction was part of …
SAIS Cahuide, located in the upper Mantaro Valley and considered the most important agricultural enterprise created by the Agrarian Reform in the region, suffered continuous Shining Path attacks between March 1988 and January 1989. Shining Path sought to prevent this company from articulating the peasant communities within a market logic. …
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