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 April 19, 1991, around 10:30 p.m., a military patrol of 15 soldiers under the command of Sub Lieutenant José Luis Israel Chávez Velásquez arrested six people who had just registered their electoral list 'Izquierda Unida Socialista' for the municipal elections: Zenón Huamaní Chuchón, Julio Arotoma Cacñahuaray, Eleuterio Fernández Quispe, …
During August 1984, multiple murders were recorded in the district of Hualla, province of Fajardo. According to documented accounts, most of these murders were committed by the PCP-SL (Shining Path). This event is part of a period of intense violence in the area, where both the PCP-SL and military forces …
In July 1984, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered 12 people in the district of Hualla, Fajardo province. This event is part of a series of murders committed by the PCP-SL in the area during that year. Most of the murders that appear in the Hualla accounts were committed by the PCP-SL. …
Valentín Loayza Cuya was kidnapped in December 1982 in the Tiquihua/Hualla area, Fajardo province. During 1983 and 1984, Tiquihua was under the control of the 'unknown' (a term used to refer to the PCP-Sendero Luminoso). As a result of Shining Path control in the area, military bases were established in …
On November 25, 1982, a peasant farmer from Taca, Fajardo province, was murdered accused of 'snitching'. This murder was part of a series of systematic executions that the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out against authorities and people considered 'enemies' during that period. The event was part of the Shining Path's strategy …
On November 25, 1982, post office employees in Huancapi, Fajardo province, were killed by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The victims were accused of 'soplonaje' (being informants). This murder was part of a series of executions that the PCP-SL carried out during November 1982 against authorities and people considered 'enemies' in the …
On November 10, 1982, a teacher from Huancaraylla was murdered by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This murder was part of a series of systematic executions of authorities and people accused of 'snitching' that the PCP-SL carried out during that period in the province of Fajardo. The assassination occurred in the context …
On November 5, 1982, the governor of Alcamenca, in the province of Fajardo, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This assassination was part of a series of executions of local authorities and people accused of 'snitching' that intensified during that year. The event occurred in the context of the PCP-SL's …
On September 8, 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out an assault on the Huancapi prison in the province of Fajardo. This event took place in the context of a series of armed actions aimed at expelling the police from rural areas and consolidating the territorial control of the PCP-SL in …
On August 9, 1982, a villager from Llusita, Fajardo province, was murdered after a summary trial. This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to 'beat the countryside' by eliminating authorities and people considered 'enemies'. The event occurred in the context of a series of assassinations of authorities and villagers …
On July 14, 1982, the governor of Cayara, in the province of Fajardo, was assassinated as part of the PCP-SL's strategy to "beat the countryside" by assassinating authorities and "enemies" in general. This assassination is part of a series of violent actions that the PCP-SL carried out during 1982 against …
In July 1982, five hooded men in civilian clothes arrived in the town of Hualla, in the province of Fajardo. The attackers identified and assassinated local authorities in the town square. This event is part of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso's strategy to 'beat the countryside' by assassinating authorities and 'enemies' in …
On June 1, 1982, a Shining Path detachment assassinated the mayor and a merchant of Hualla, Fajardo province. This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to 'beat the countryside' by eliminating authorities and 'enemies' in general. On the same day the Lieutenant Governor of Concepción, Vilcashuamán, was also assassinated. …
On August 25, 1981, detonations were heard in Huancapi, Fajardo province. This event is part of a series of sustained PCP-SL attacks against the police during 1981, which generated a 'power vacuum' in the countryside. Attacks on police posts in the area included Vischongo in January, Mollebamba in January, and …
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