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 second peak of violence in the internal armed conflict occurred in 1989, marking the beginning of a period of escalation that remained at relatively high levels until 1992, the year of the capture of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso. This period was characterized by the expansion of the conflict to more …
At the end of the 1980s, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso undertook what it called the "leap to strategic balance", marking a new phase of the internal armed conflict. This strategy implied the expansion of subversive action into new regional scenarios, giving the conflict a more national character. The year 1989 represented …
From 1986-1988, the internal armed conflict in Peru acquired a relatively more national character, expanding beyond its initial epicenter in Ayacucho. This expansion coincided with the 'leap to strategic balance' undertaken by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and a refinement of the State's counter-subversive strategy. Between 1989 and 1991, the central region, …
From 1987 onwards, there was an upsurge in violence that reached another peak in 1989 and remained at relatively high levels until 1992. This new escalation was provoked by the expansion of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso's actions into new regional scenarios, in what they called the 'leap to strategic balance'. The …
From 1986-1988, the internal armed conflict in Peru took on a relatively more national character, expanding beyond the department of Ayacucho where it had been practically confined between 1982 and 1985. This period marked a new phase of the conflict characterized by the expansion of the actions of the PCP-Sendero …
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