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 October 24, 1990, the fifth armed strike called by the PCP-SL took place, which lasted 48 hours. During this strike there was no public transportation or electricity in the capital, demonstrating the capacity of the PCP-SL to paralyze the city through intimidation.
On May 27, 1983, there was a power cut in Lima that allowed the execution of several terrorist attacks. This event occurred in a context of intensified political violence, during the first wave of the First Campaign of the PCP-SL that was taking place between May and June 1983. As …
On the night of November 24, 1981, about a hundred people staged a riot in the center of Miraflores, causing material damage to the branches of the Credito and Continental banks. The group exploded several Molotov cocktails shouting 'down with the government', 'the guerrilla is the way' and 'the guerrilla …
On August 17, 1980, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso knocked down a high-voltage power pole, causing the first general blackout in the city of Huancayo. This event was part of the first subversive actions of the PCP-SL in the region, which were characterized by attacks on the electrical infrastructure. The …
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