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.
Presidential candidate Alberto Fujimori Fujimori presents the outlines of his government plan for Cambio 90. The plan is basically aimed at stabilizing the country's economy. To achieve this objective, he proposes to reduce the hyperinflation that was affecting Peru at the time. The proposal includes the promotion of both domestic …
MRTA broadcast a proclamation on Channel 5 television on April 18, 1990, in which it declared "total war on the democratic system" and called on the population to vote in the second round of elections. This broadcast was part of the MRTA's demands to free Héctor Delgado Parker, president of …
Monsignor Augusto Vargas Alzamora paid a visit to the FREDEMO presidential candidate, Mario Vargas Llosa, as a gesture of support during the electoral campaign. This visit took place in the context of the presidential elections to be held on April 8, 1990. The document also mentions that the National Evangelical …
The government declares a state of emergency for thirty days in the provinces of Lima and Callao. This measure is taken in the context of the electoral period and orders the immobility of all members of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) during the electoral period. The declaration of emergency implies …
The Minister of the Interior, Agustín Mantilla Campos, publicly announces the existence of an assassination plot against the presidential candidates by subversive groups. This announcement was made in the context of the 1990 general elections, at a time of intense terrorist activity in the country. The announcement sought to warn …
FREDEMO's campaign manager, Frederick Cooper Llosa, announced that as from March 12, FREDEMO's candidates to Congress would reduce the frequency of their television spots. This decision was taken in response to the exaggerated electoral publicity campaign that the candidates of such political grouping had been carrying out. The measure was …
Between March and April 1990, the Peruvian Navy carried out counter-subversive operations on the Ucayali River in order to prevent armed actions by the PCP-SL during the electoral process. During 1989 and 1990, the Navy applied a counter-subversive strategy based on terrorizing the populations settled on the banks of the …
On November 3, 1989, the Main Force (FP) of the PCP-SL from the Alto Huallaga raided Masisea. This incursion was part of a series of actions in which PCP-SL established Open Popular Committees and Organized Committees in the hamlets of the Tamaya River and Imiria Lake. One day later, on …
The presidential ticket of FREDEMO (Frente Democrático) for the general elections was proclaimed in Arequipa. The formula was integrated by Mario Vargas Llosa as presidential candidate, Eduardo Orrego Villacorta of Acción Popular (AP) as first vice-president, and Ernesto Alayza Grundy of Partido Popular Cristiano (PPC) as second vice-president. This event …
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