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 Governor of the district of Pichanaqui and the Director of the Agrarian Development Fund (FONDEAGRO) of San Ramon were kidnapped by the MRTA in La Merced when they were returning from the inauguration of a medical post. The MRTA demanded money from the family members. They were released on …
Businessman Julio Enrique Uribe Tasayco was kidnapped at 8:30 a.m. at a commercial establishment on Circunvalación Avenue, San Luis. Two MRTA members wearing police uniforms and medical aprons entered the establishment and took him to a vehicle. During the captivity he remained in a completely closed wooden box approximately two …
David Ballón Vera, owner of the Santander de Canta mine, was kidnapped while driving his vehicle on the fifth block of Tomás Marsano Avenue, Surquillo. MRTA members wearing police uniforms and medical aprons, with two fake patrolmen and a stolen ambulance, intercepted his vehicle. They shot at the armored windows, …
Hory Chlimper Halfin, main shareholder of the Farmaindustria and Droguerías Kahan laboratories, was kidnapped at 9:00 a.m. when he arrived at his office in Lince. Three MRTA cars participated in the operation. They grabbed him from behind, beat him over the head, tied him up and threw him in the …
The Executive President of Cementos Lima S.A., Víctor De La Torre Romero, was kidnapped around noon on his way to his workplace in San Isidro. A car without license plates blocked the way to his truck and several armed members of the MRTA descended from another truck, brutally beat the …
On August 20, 1990, Edmundo Aguilar, owner of the small business Confecciones Eagle, was killed by the PCP-SL for not paying quotas (extortion). This case shows how the PCP-SL also extorted small businessmen.
Between 1990 and 1992, the MRTA significantly lost the support of the local population in San Martin due to multiple factors. The main one was the abuse of the quotas with which they extorted money from the few remaining businessmen in the region. In addition, many of their hastily recruited …
In May 1989, Elisa was detained and taken to the Capaya Military Base, from where she sent a note asking for help, threatened with firing squad. Her sister (witness 500331) went to the base where a lieutenant tricked her, took her to a room and raped her threatening her with …
Businessman Carlos Ferreyros Aspíllaga was kidnapped as he was leaving his home in La Molina. The MRTA identified him as a member of the Twelve Apostles, the third largest power group in the country. In exchange for his release, the MRTA asked for an advertisement in a well-known newspaper and …
Retired FAP General and general manager of Capsa, Héctor Jerí García, was kidnapped around 8:00 a.m. when he arrived at the factory on República de Panamá Avenue, Balconcillo. Several MRTA members armed with revolvers, machine guns and grenades got out of two vehicles, broke the window of his car and …
Janio García Herbozo was executed by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the main square of the town of Gorgor, Cajatambo province. Prior to his execution, he was subjected to a "popular trial" where he was accused of extorting money from the inhabitants of Cochas. This murder was part of a series …
On February 4, 1983, a Shining Path commando assassinated a student, accusing him of having taken the name of the subversive organization to carry out extortion. From then on, successive murders of students and threats against UNSCH authorities became more and more frequent.
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