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 December 30, 1988, the Rodrigo Franco Commando claimed responsibility for an attack on the grave of Edith Lagos Saenz. This was the second attack on the grave of Lagos, who had been a militant of the PCP-SL. The first attack had occurred on August 9, 1988, when the tomb …
On August 9, 1988, the grave of Edith Lagos Saenz was destroyed. Flyers of the Rodrigo Franco Commando, a paramilitary group that claimed responsibility for the action, were found at the site. This act was part of a series of violent actions perpetrated by this commando against symbols and people …
On September 2, 1982, Edith Lagos Saenz died in Umacca, Apurimac, during a confrontation between members of the PCP-SL and the Civil Guard. Her funeral was held on September 10, 1982 and was attended by approximately 10,000 people. The massive attendance at the funeral was evidence of the level of …
In a confrontation with the Republican Guard, the Shining Path leader Edith Lagos, who had escaped from Ayacucho prison, dies. Her funeral in Huamanga was a massive demonstration.
Edith Lagos, a young Shining Path militant, was shot on September 2, 1982 in an accidental encounter with the police near Andahuaylas. Her death and subsequent funeral in Ayacucho were widely covered by the media, which transmitted images of her coffin and bloody clothes. The media unwittingly contributed to create …
On September 2, 1982, Edith Lagos Saenz died in Umacca, Apurimac, during a confrontation between members of the PCP-SL and the Civil Guard. Her death occurred in the context of the operations of the Batir II campaign, which took place between November 1982 and March 1983. The funeral of Edith …
The burial of the Shining Path militant Edith Lagos summoned thousands of huamanguinos and became a demonstration of regional vindication. The event took place in a context of rejection of abuses committed by the forces of law and order, especially the Sinchis, and after the murder in the general hospital …
Death of Edith Lagos, one of the Shining Path members who escaped from the Huamanga prison, in a clash with members of the police. Following her death, there were massive demonstrations of support that included a funeral mass celebrated by the bishop of Ayacucho and a mass burial in which …
The PCP-SL managed the escape of 304 prisoners from the CRAS of Huamanga, of which approximately 70 were Shining Path members, among them Hildebrando Pérez Huarancca and Edith Lagos. It was the largest military action undertaken by the PCP-SL up to that date and was carried out with surprising effectiveness, …
Members of the PCP-SL assault Ayacucho prison. They escaped 247 prisoners (other sources mention 304), among them Edith Lagos Saenz. This was one of the most daring assaults of the PCP-SL and demonstrated its operational capacity. The assault lasted between March 2 and 3, 1982.
Edith Lagos Saenz, a former law student at San Martin de Porres University, was arrested in Ayacucho after a two-month operation. She was accused of being one of the four most important leaders of PCP-SL. Her capture was considered an important achievement of the police forces in the fight against …
Edith Lagos Sáez, a former law student at San Martín de Porres University, was arrested in Ayacucho and was accused of being one of the 'four most important leaders of the Shining Path'. Guzman later denied this characterization in an interview with the CVR, pointing out that the press had …
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