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.

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1817 2003
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  1. Murder of Alcira Benavides Albeo in Madrid

    On June 24, 1983, a group of thirty subversives of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated Alcira Benavides Albeo in Madrid, annex of Huarautambo, district of Yanahuanca. She was accused of being a "gamonalista" and was subjected to a popular trial before her execution. After the assassination, her hacienda was looted and …

    Madrid, anexo de Huarautambo, distrito de Yanahuanca, Pasco, Perú Informe CVR
  2. Entrance to the Astanya farm

    On April 1, 1982, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso entered the Astanya hacienda in Vilcashuamán. During the raid, the Shining Path members looted the hacienda and took food supplies. This attack was part of a broader PCP-SL strategy aimed at attacking the "symbols of gamonalismo" in the area, complementing their …

    Hacienda Astanya, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 48-49
  3. Raid to the Ayzarca farm

    On March 26, 1982, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso again raided the Ayzarca farm. During this second incursion, they confronted the six policemen in charge of guarding the farm. As a result of the attack, Andrés Gutiérrez, who was the new administrator of the farm, was killed. This action was …

    Fundo Ayzarca, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 48
  4. Assault on Ayzarca farm

    On December 24, 1980, between 200 and 300 peasants were gathered by the PCP-SL commando in the neighboring community of Pujas to assault the Ayzarca hacienda during the night. During the assault, they killed Benigno Medina, the hacienda owner, and his butler. This was one of the first attacks by …

    Hacienda Ayzarca, Pomatambo, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho Informe CVR, páginas 48, 62
  5. Murder of landowner Benigno Medina

    On December 24, 1980, between 200 to 300 peasants were gathered by the PCP-SL commando in the neighboring community of Pujas to assault the Ayzarca hacienda during the night. During the assault, they assassinated Benigno Medina, the hacienda owner, and his butler. This attack was part of the PCP-SL's initial …

    Hacienda Ayzarca, Pomatambo, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho Informe CVR, páginas 48, 62

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