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.
Alberto Andrade was reelected Mayor of Metropolitan Lima on October 13, 1998. This reelection took place in a context of declining subversive violence in the capital, following the capture of Abimael Guzmán in 1992 and the weakening of the PCP-SL and MRTA. Andrade had been elected mayor for the first …
In the municipal elections, Alberto Andrade Carmona wins the mayoralty of Lima with 52% of the votes. His victory represents a triumph of independent movements over the ruling party.
Alberto Andrade was elected Mayor of Lima in November 1995, in a context following the capture of Abimael Guzmán in 1992 and during the period of declining subversive violence in the capital. His election followed Alberto Fujimori's presidential reelection in April 1995. Andrade would later be reelected as Mayor of …
Ricardo Belmont Casinelli was officially proclaimed mayor of Lima by the National Jury of Elections (JNE) on November 29, 1989. Belmont, independent candidate of the Obras group, obtained 45.14% of the votes in the municipal elections. His victory was resounding, far surpassing the second place candidate, Juan Inchaústegui of FREDEMO, …
Ricardo Belmont Casinelli became the new mayor of Lima on November 29, 1989. This event took place in a context of serious economic and political crisis during the APRA government of Alan García Pérez. The year 1989 was characterized by intense political violence, with 75 elected authorities assassinated (32%) and …
The PCP-Sendero Luminoso called an armed strike on November 3, 1989 with the intention of boycotting the municipal elections of that day. Two days before the strike, on November 1, the PCP-SL attempted to carry out an armed march as a form of propaganda and agitation, which resulted in a …
Two days before the armed strike called to boycott the municipal elections of November 1989, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attempted to carry out an armed march as a form of propaganda and agitation. The march resulted in a violent confrontation with the forces of law and order that ended with three …
In May 1989 municipal elections were held in Villa El Salvador despite attempts by the PCP-SL to sabotage them. The elections were held with the majority support of the population and the guarantees requested from the National Police. Izquierda Unida (IU) easily won the municipal elections in the district. This …
The PCP-Sendero Luminoso called a second armed strike through the Popular Revolutionary Democratic Movement (MRDP) on September 27, 28 and 29, 1988, with the specific objective of boycotting the municipal elections scheduled for that month. This armed strike was part of an ascending sequence of actions that the PCP-SL implemented …
Jorge del Castillo Gálvez is sworn in as the first Aprista mayor of Lima. This was a historic milestone for the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP), which for the first time became mayor of the Peruvian capital. Del Castillo had won the municipal elections held on November 9, 1986, obtaining 37.6% …
Municipal elections were held in Puno. The PAP obtained 53% of the departmental vote, the highest vote obtained by the APRA in Puno in its entire electoral history. The party absorbed the AP and FNTC votes, obtaining a majority in 7 of the 10 highland provinces and massive control of …
Michel Azcueta, a militant of Izquierda Unida (IU), was reelected mayor of Villa El Salvador in 1986, after being elected for the first time in 1983. Azcueta had led the campaign to establish VES as an independent district in 1983. His reelection took place in a context of political competition …
Alfonso Barrantes Lingán, candidate of Izquierda Unida (IU), became mayor of Lima in January 1984. This was the result of the municipal elections held on November 13, 1983, in which IU won the victory in Lima. Barrantes' inauguration marked an important political milestone, being the first time that the unified …
On November 13, 1983, municipal elections were held throughout the country. These elections took place in a context of intense political violence and terrorist attacks by the PCP-SL. In Lima, the United Left (IU) coalition was the winner. The main candidates for mayor of Lima were Amiel of the PPC, …
On November 13, 1983, municipal elections were held throughout the country. In Lima, Izquierda Unida (IU) won, marking an important political milestone in the Peruvian capital. Alfonso Barrantes Lingán, IU candidate, was victorious in these municipal elections. Subsequently, in January 1984, Alfonso Barrantes Lingán formally assumed the mayoralty of Lima.
On October 28 and 31, 1983, debates were held between the four main candidates for mayor of Lima. The participants were Amiel of the PPC, Barnechea of the PAP, Barrantes of the IU and Grados of the AP. These debates were widely covered by the media. The event was held …
On August 13, 1983, Alfonso Grados Bertorini accepted to run for mayor of Lima for the Acción Popular (AP) party. Grados Bertorini had previously resigned as Minister of Labor on June 27, 1983. His candidacy was in the context of the municipal elections to be held in November of that …
Michel Azcueta, a militant of Izquierda Unida (IU), was elected mayor of Villa El Salvador in 1983, leading the campaign to establish VES as an independent district that same year. Azcueta won the municipal elections in the context of a broad movement to make VES an independent municipal district, which …
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