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.
Two dynamite and ampho explosions destroyed the municipality and part of the Cristo Rey parish in Juliaca. This simultaneous attack against civil and religious institutions shows the Shining Path's strategy of attacking symbols of the State and the Church. The explosions caused significant material damage.
On March 28, 1993, a dump truck full of explosives exploded against a wall of the Qenqoro prison, leaving a hole through which several PCP-SL and MRTA prisoners escaped. This maximum security prison, located near the city of Cuzco, had already experienced a previous escape on May 26, 1984, when …
At approximately 11:30 p.m., the INCAFOR S.A. camp, located in San Ignacio, was the victim of an explosive attack that killed two workers (Enrique Reyna Cruz and Narciso Agurto Guevara), injured several people and caused serious material damage. The following day, police officers arbitrarily detained ten residents of San Ignacio, …
During an armed strike called by the Shining Path PCP for August 17 and 18, 1991 in the city of Huamanga, the subversive organization threw explosives at street vendors who did not comply with the strike. As a result of this attack, two people died. This type of action was …
On February 2, 1991, subversives carried out an explosive attack against a Kentucky Fried Chicken store located in the district of Miraflores. The attack left several people wounded. This attack was part of a series of violent actions carried out during February 1991. Among the most important attacks of that …
The Caritas office in Azángaro, Puno, was attacked with explosives. Caritas is an organization of the Catholic Church dedicated to social assistance and humanitarian aid. The attack was intended to interrupt the work of assistance to the most needy populations and to weaken the presence of the Church.
At 12:40 in the afternoon, members of the PCP-SL exploded a 10 to 12 kg charge of dynamite under an Army bus that was transporting the Húsares de Junín Escort Regiment from the 'Barbones' barracks to the Government Palace. The attack was carefully planned: first they stole a white Volkswagen …
In March 1988, an explosive device went off in the San Cristobal de Huamanga National University. This attack marked the beginning of the presence of paramilitary groups in the city of Huamanga. The attack was part of an escalation of violence that would later affect university teachers and workers. The …
During the last months of 1987, the PCP-SL broke into small and remote ranches located in the High Zone of Canipaco, Alto Cunas and the heights of Yauyos (Lima) more than once. There were also frequent assaults on small mines in the heights of Chupaca and on the borders of …
In October 1986, a Shining Path group raided the Santa Rosa mining unit located in Cobriza, Huancavelica. During the attack, the subversives looted all of the mine's explosive material, including dynamite, primers and guides. This theft of explosive material had immediate consequences in the region, since after this looting, dynamite …
In November 1985, the Caudalosa Grande mine in Castrovirreyna province was attacked by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The Shining Path dynamited part of the mining facilities and beat and threatened the superintendents to force them to hand over dynamite and explosive guides. This attack was part of a broader PCP-SL strategy …
The first incursion of the Communist Party of Peru-Sendero Luminoso into SAIS Cahuide took place in December 1983. The attack was simultaneous against three production units: Laive, Antapongo and Tucle-Rio de la Virgen. The main objective of this action was to seize explosives, ammunition and cattle. This raid marked the …
The MRTA attacked the home of U.S. Marines in Lima with explosives as a protest against the U.S. invasion of Grenada. This was one of the first armed actions against what they considered to be the objectives of U.S. imperialism.
In July 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out an explosive attack against the premises of the Student Federation of the San Antonio Abad del Cuzco National University. This attack was part of the Shining Path's initial strategy to establish a presence in the university in Cuzco. The attack took place …
In Arequipa, 1,200 dynamite cartridges are stolen. This theft was described by the press as part of the beginning of terrorist acts in the country. The incident demonstrated the capacity of subversive groups to obtain explosive material that would be used in later attacks.
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