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.
Pascuala Rosado, secretary general of the Self-Managed Urban Community of Huaycán, was murdered. She had personally negotiated with Generals Ketín Vidal (PNP) and Luis Pérez Documet (Army) for the installation of the first police station and a military base in Huaycán. Her name transcended Huaycán because she was one of …
The leader David Chacaliaza was murdered in Huaycán. This murder is part of a series of executions carried out by the PCP-SL against leaders and activists in Huaycán during the 1990s, even after the capture of Abimael Guzmán.
On the morning of April 15, 1994, Carlos Lavalle, secretary of economy of the Raucana board of directors and boxer, was assassinated near one of the water wells. Two young men shot him and when he was wounded on the ground they put dynamite on him, which exploded. Lavalle was …
Angelica Salas de la Cruz, appointed head of the Mantaro Valley Sub-Zonal Committee of the PCP-SL in mid-1991, was captured on August 18, 1993 in the home of a professor at the School of Social Work. A university student known as 'Henry' worked under her orders.
In 1993, Rosa del Aguila García, president of the Central Mothers' Committee of the Amarilis district in Tingo María, was assassinated, presumably by Shining Path members, according to her son José Soto del Aguila. Her death led to the deactivation of the Central Mothers' Club, as well as other organizations …
Pedro Huilca was assassinated in December 1992, probably by members of the paramilitary group Colina. The assassination occurred in a context of intensifying violence in Lima, particularly in the popular cones, where the transfer of the "dirty war" from the countryside to the city was being denounced. This crime took …
On October 28, 1991, the ronderos of the Pitatos community kidnapped leader Lidia López along with six other members of her family, including several children. According to newspaper reports at the time, the ronderos were acting on orders from military leaders. This kidnapping occurred in the context of multiple reports …
In June 1991, three important leaders of Socorro Popular (SoPo), an organization of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, were captured. Those arrested were Tito Valle Travesaño, Víctor Zavala Cataño and a leader whose name is not specified in this excerpt. Socorro Popular was a very complex structure that, after its militarization in …
During the period 1991-1992, the PCP-SL intensified a process of threats, intimidation and selective assassinations against leaders of popular women's organizations, mainly in Lima and Callao. The PCP-SL considered these organizations as opposition forces that impeded the development of their plans in the city. Among the leaders assassinated were Juana …
On July 9, 1990, 47 MRTA prisoners escaped from Castro Castro Prison through a tunnel. This group included all the important leaders captured to date, with the exception of Peter Cárdenas, who was released shortly after his capture. This escape represented a serious setback for counter-subversive efforts, since the captures …
In the first days of March 1990, a communiqué appeared, signed by Andres Sosa Chanamé (leader of the Confederation of Peasants of Peru), Juan Pecho Arias (leader of the Mining Federation), Segundo Centurion (leader of the Selva Maestra-San Martin Agrarian Federation), all leaders of the PCP Unity, explaining the reasons …
On October 31, 1989, Enrique Castilla, textile leader and member of the Central Committee of the PUM, was assassinated in Lima by militants of the PCP-SL. This assassination was unanimously condemned by the IU and its members. Eduardo Cáceres, then Secretary General of the PUM, declared before various media that …
The student and leader of the Communist Party of the UNSAAC, Walter Huayllani, was murdered. This selective crime against a student leader is evidence of the political violence affecting leftist organizations in the universities.
Miguel Rincón Rincón, leader of MRTA, was captured by DIRCOTE. This capture was part of the DIRCOTE's important achievements in the arrest of high-ranking leaders of subversive groups during 1989, especially the MRTA.
On January 12, 1989, Manuel Soto, director of the Center for Campesino Research and Popular Education (CICEP), a sociologist and professor at the National University of Central Peru, and Victor Lozano, a campesino leader, were assassinated. The text of the CVR report mentions this event but does not provide additional …
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 …
The DIRCOTE captured Osmán Morote Barrionuevo, number two of the PCP-SL. The DIRCOTE did not know who he was until they confirmed his identity during his arrest, as he was carrying false documents. They found him thanks to information on the whereabouts of an important leader, but without knowing who …
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 …
The APRA leader of Huaycan, Andres Tapia, head of PAIT, was murdered at the doors of the Victor Raul Haya de la Torre soup kitchen. According to witnesses, three men and a woman shot him three times in the head. The newspapers of the time attributed this crime to the …
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 …
On April 14, 1985, the Shining Path assassinated the leader of the peasant patrols in Choquezafra, district of Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, Cuzco. This assassination took place in the context of the Shining Path offensive against the peasant self-defense organizations that had formed in the Apurimac River Valley. Three …
A week after the murder of Feliciano Barreto, on approximately July 7, 1984, the Shining Path guerrillas assassinated René Oré, a leader committed to the people of Aranguay. This selective crime against a woman leader demonstrates that the PCP-SL also targeted women who exercised community leadership and opposed their actions.
At the end of June 1984, Shining Path members led by Leoncio raided Aranguay and publicly assassinated Feliciano Barreto, the community's first president. This selective assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to eliminate local authorities and community leaders who represented obstacles to their territorial control.
Elba Barrientos, president of the Mothers' Club of Acos-Vinchos in Huamanga, and her son were assassinated in 1984 during a PCP-SL raid. This assassination is part of the Shining Path offensive against leaders of popular women's organizations. The attack took place in the context of violence against community leaders who …
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 …
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