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.
The 1980 elections resulted in a clear victory for Acción Popular, which amply surpassed the required 36%. These elections were the setting, in a remote Ayacucho town called Chuschi, for the first violent action of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). This event marked the beginning of …
On the eve of the presidential elections of May 1980, the PCP-SL broke into Chuschi, Cangallo, Ayacucho, attacking the electoral registry office. This event marked the symbolic beginning of the internal war unleashed by the Shining Path. The action culminated with the capture of four suspects. The event was barely …
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