Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru

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.

Years All years
1817 2003
  1. Defeat of the FER in FUSCH elections

    On July 17, 1973, the Frente Único de Estudiantes (FUE), formed by the FER Antifascista, the MIR, Vanguardia Revolucionaria, Bandera Roja, Apristas and Christian Democrats, defeated the FER in the elections to renew the board of directors of the FUSCH. In this same context, the forces of the FUE also …

    Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, página 2370
  2. Appearance of the FER with the slogan Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path)

    In 1973, the Revolutionary Student Front (FER) of Huamanga, a member of the José Carlos Mariátegui Regional Committee (CRJCM) led by Abimael Guzmán, printed a series of leaflets that circulated clandestinely in the universities of Huamanga and Lima. On the cover of these leaflets appeared the profile of José Carlos …

    Huamanga y Lima, Perú Informe CVR
  3. Creation of the Guamán Poma de Ayala Application Sites

    In 1964, teachers from the Escuela Normal La Cantuta promoted the creation of the Guamán Poma de Ayala Application Schools. The opening of these schools allowed the FER to expand its work to secondary school students. The fruit of this proselytizing work was the formation of the Frente Revolucionario Estudiantil …

    Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, página 2365
  4. Victory of FER in university elections at Universidad San Antonio Abad del Cuzco

    The Revolutionary Student Front (FER) won its first electoral victory at the San Antonio Abad del Cuzco University in 1962. This student front was founded in 1960 under the influence of the Cuban revolution and brought together a large number of students from Puno. The FER predominated in the Student …

    Universidad San Antonio Abad, Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR, página 252
  5. Incorporation of Abimael Guzman to UNSCH

    In 1962 Abimael Guzmán joined the UNSCH as a teacher. He soon became one of the main promoters of the political work of the FER and the Communist Party in the university and the region. In 1964 Guzmán was appointed Director of the Basic Cycle (General Studies) and later became …

    Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 2364-2365
  6. Formation of the Revolutionary Student Front (Frente Estudiantil Revolucionario - FER)

    In 1961, when the university still had less than four hundred students, the Frente Estudiantil Revolucionario (FER) was formed, promoted by the Youth of the Communist Party, which integrated a group of leftist and independent tendencies. The FER would soon become the hegemonic student organization at the UNSCH.

    Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, página 2364
  7. Foundation of FER (Revolutionary Student Front)

    In 1960, under the influence of the Cuban revolution, the FER (Frente Estudiantil Revolucionario) was founded at the San Antonio Abad del Cuzco University. The FER brought together a large number of students from Puno and obtained its first electoral victory in 1962. This student organization dominated the student federation …

    Universidad San Antonio Abad, Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR, página 252

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