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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  2. Capture of Abimael Guzmán and Key Members of PCP-Sendero Luminoso

    On September 12, 1992, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) of the Counter-Terrorism Directorate (DIRCOTE) successfully captured key figures of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, including its leader Abimael Guzmán Reynoso, also known as 'Presidente Gonzalo'. This event marked a significant blow to the subversive group, leading to the initiation of their VI …

    Lima, Peru página 588
    #Peru #1992 #terrorism #Abimael Guzmán #PCP-Sendero Luminoso #capture #dircote #gein

  3. Capture of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso and members of the Central Committee of the PCP-SL.

    On September 12, 1992, Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, top leader of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL), was captured along with other members of the Central Committee of the subversive organization. This operation represented a decisive blow against the leadership of the PCP-SL. The capture took place in …

    Lima, Perú Informe CVR, página 207
    #lima #contrasubversion #abimael-guzmán #pcp-sendero-luminoso #comité-central #gein #capturas
    25 media 8 docs

  4. Capture of Abimael Guzman and the PCP-SL leadership.

    The Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) of the DINCOTE captured Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, maximum leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, together with the party's top leadership, in a residence located in the district of Surquillo. This capture marked a decisive turning point in the internal armed conflict, since after it the actions …

    Surquillo, Lima Metropolitana, Perú Informe CVR - Capítulo Lima Metropolitana (páginas 400-423)
    #lima #contrasubversion #abimael-guzmán #pcp-sendero-luminoso #surquillo #inteligencia #dincote #inteligencia-policial #gein #cúpula-senderista #capturas
    19 media 14 docs

  5. Capture of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso and the PCP-SL leadership.

    On September 12, 1992, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) of the DINCOTE captured Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, maximum leader of the PCP-SL, together with the party's top leadership, in a residence located in the district of Surquillo. This capture marked a decisive turning point in the internal armed conflict, since after …

    Surquillo, Lima Metropolitana, Perú Informe CVR - Capítulo Lima Metropolitana, páginas 400, 416, 417
    #lima #contrasubversion #abimael-guzmán #sendero-luminoso #pcp-sl #surquillo #dincote #inteligencia-policial #gein #capturas
    17 media 10 docs

  6. Capture of Abimael Guzmán and Shining Path leaders

    After a successful police operation by GEIN (renamed DIVICOTE-1), it was possible to apprehend Abimael Guzmán Reinoso - top leader of the PCP-SL, together with 3 members of the leadership of the Central Committee: Elena Iparraguirre, Laura Zambrano and María Pantoja. The capture was the result of the dedicated and …

    Lima, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 759-760
    #abimael-guzmán #sendero-luminoso #dincote #gein #capturas
    24 media 16 docs

  7. Autogolpe de Fujimori y Capturas de Dirigentes Subversivos

    In 1992, under the government of Alberto Fujimori, significant captures of subversive group leaders were made by DINCOTE, particularly following Fujimori's self-coup on April 5, 1992. The success of these operations is attributed to a change in strategy during Fujimori's regime and the diligent work of the Special Intelligence Group …

    Peru Página 223
    #fujimori #autogolpe #Peru #subversive groups #intelligence #1992 #dincote #gein

  9. Infiltration of SIN Analysts into GEIN and DIRCOTE

    On February 5, 1991, Benedicto Jiménez was appointed as the liaison officer between DIRCOTE and SIN by President Alberto Fujimori. This appointment marked the beginning of increased collaboration between intelligence services and DIRCOTE, with SIN analysts entering to assist in analyzing seized documentation. However, it was later revealed that some …

    Peru página 214
    #Peru #Alberto Fujimori #human rights violations #dircote #gein #sin #grupo colina

  11. Operation Caballero and the Raid on PCP-SL Headquarters

    In January 1991, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) conducted Operation Caballero, targeting a house in Chacarilla del Estanque, San Borja, believed to be significant to the PCP-SL organization. On January 31, they raided the location, discovering it was the Central Department of the PCP-SL. Although they did not capture key …

    Chacarilla del Estanque, San Borja, Peru página 213
    #Peru #Abimael Guzmán #1991 #counter-terrorism #Operation Caballero #pcp-sl #gein

  12. GEIN raids house in San Borja and seizes PCP-SL archives

    On January 31, 1991, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) raided a house in the district of San Borja, Lima, seizing the general archive of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). In this operation they found the famous videos of the PCP-SL leadership dancing 'Zorba, the Greek'. This …

    San Borja, Lima, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 191-192
    #lima #sendero-luminoso #pcp-sl #operativo-policial #san-borja #inteligencia #gein #archivo-subversivo

  13. GEIN seizes videos of the PCP-SL leadership

    On January 31, 1991, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) raided a house in the district of San Borja, Lima, where they seized the general archive of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). Among the confiscated materials were the famous videos showing the leadership of the PCP-SL dancing …

    San Borja, Lima, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 191-192
    #lima #sendero-luminoso #pcp-sl #operativo-policial #san-borja #inteligencia #gein #archivo-subversivo
    1 media

  14. Identification of Shining Path Central Committee Members

    In 1991, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) successfully identified the members of the Central Committee of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) after months of intensive intelligence work. Despite initial challenges and mockery from other police units, the GEIN's efforts in gathering and analyzing information on subversive groups proved crucial in understanding …

    Peru
    #Peru #Shining Path #intelligence #1991 #counterinsurgency #gein

  15. Operation Leona and Operation Palacio

    In 1991, the GEIN, a special intelligence unit of the Peruvian police, executed two significant operations against the Shining Path (PCP-SL). Operation Leona, conducted in late June, led to the arrest of key members of the PCP-SL's Central Committee, including Yovanka Pardavé Trujillo and Tito Valle Travesaño. Later, on November …

    Peru página 216
    #Peru #Shining Path #1991 #counterinsurgency #Operation Leona #Operation Palacio #pcp-sl #gein

  16. House raid in Monterrico Norte and capture of DAO

    On June 1, 1990, the GEIN achieved its first important accomplishment. The house located at 459 Calle 2, Monterrico Norte urbanization, where Abimael Guzmán was staying until a few days before, was raided. The Department of Organizational Support (DAO), a central apparatus whose main mission was to organize party events …

    Calle 2 459 urbanización Monterrico Norte, Lima, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 411-412
    #abimael-guzmán #pcp-sl #allanamiento #monterrico #dao #gein #capturas

  18. Capture of PCP-SL documents by GEIN

    Between June and September 1990, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) of DIRCOTE made significant progress in the fight against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. For the first time they reached a real trail that included documents, maps, reports on military actions and plans that would later lead to the capture of the …

    Perú Informe CVR, página 183
    #propaganda #pcp-sendero-luminoso #dircote #inteligencia-policial #gein #documentos #operaciones-antiterroristas
    1 docs

  19. GEIN's First Successful Operation Against PCP-SL

    On June 1, 1990, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) achieved its first major success against the Peruvian Communist Party - Shining Path (PCP-SL) by raiding a house in Monterrico Norte. The operation led to the capture of key members of the PCP-SL's organizational apparatus, including Elvia Nila Sanabria and Carlos …

    Calle 2 459, Monterrico Norte, Peru
    #Peru #Shining Path #counterterrorism #intelligence operations #1990s #pcp-sl #gein

  20. First GEIN operation: Operation Isa

    On March 5, 1990, the GEIN initiated its first intelligence operation, baptized Isa. Comrade Isa, a member of the Operational Support Group (GAP) of the PCP-SL, had been arrested in 1986 by the DIRCOTE and was released shortly afterwards for lack of evidence. That same year, the mother of a …

    Lima, Perú Informe CVR, página 411
    #pcp-sl #inteligencia #gein #operación-isa #seguimiento
    1 docs

  21. Formation of the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN)

    The Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) was formed within the DIRCOTE (Directorate Against Terrorism) with the explicit objective of capturing the leadership of the PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path). This specialized group made significant progress in a short period of time. In the short term, between June and …

    Perú Informe CVR, página 180
    #contrasubversion #sendero-luminoso #pcp-sl #dircote #inteligencia-policial #gein
    2 media 5 docs

  23. Formation of the Grupo Especial de Inteligencia (GEIN) and its First Major Operation

    In March 1990, amidst the peak of the general elections, the Grupo Especial de Inteligencia (GEIN) was formed within the Dirección Contra el Terrorismo (DIRCOTE) in Lima, Peru. The GEIN focused on covert intelligence operations, including surveillance and tracking, to capture key subversive leaders. On June 1, 1990, GEIN conducted …

    Lima, Peru p. 65
    #Peru #intelligence operations #1990s #dircote #gein #sendero luminoso

  24. Training of the GEIN (Special Intelligence Group)

    In March 1990, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) was formed within the DIRCOTE (Directorate against Terrorism) with the explicit objective of capturing the leadership of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This specialized police intelligence group was created at a critical moment in the internal armed conflict, when Metropolitan Lima had become the …

    Lima, Perú Informe CVR - Capítulo Lima Metropolitana, página 410
    #lima #contrasubversion #sendero-luminoso #fuerzas-del-orden #dircote #inteligencia-policial #gein
    2 media 7 docs

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What Happened to the Hunters?

HINOJOSA, Ghiovani

La Republica · 2012

A few months after the capture of Abimael Guzmán, the Fujimori government dismantled the GEIN. The officers of that time accused the regime of wanting to overshadow the team's work. …

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Shining Path and an Unviable Political Life

AFP – Reuters

infobae.com · 2012

Abimael Guzmán, the historical leader of the Maoist guerrilla Sendero Luminoso, marks 20 years in prison, amid the frustrated attempts of his followers to insert themselves into Peru's political life, …

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Ketín Vidal's Version

ZAMBRANO, Américo

Caretas · 2012

The capture of Guzmán, Montesinos's reaction, and lessons for the present. "Do not let time erase memories," requests retired PNP General Antonio Ketín Vidal Herrera (68). The successes of 1992, …

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The Hunt for the Big-Cheek

AGUIRRE, Doris/ HIDALGO, María Elena

La Republica · 2012

The protagonists of the arrest of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso narrate in the following chronicle how a small group of police officers, in a short period of three years, managed to …

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The Capture in a New Light

LEVANO, Cesar

CARETAS · 1998

Six years after the capture of Abimael Guzmán, with new written and oral testimonies emerging, the spotlight of history can be turned on the circumstances surrounding the capture of Abimael …

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Serial Terror

Vivas, Fernando

Revista Caretas · 1996

The past is still making waves, but television has already decided to package it into a six-episode miniseries. The idea originated at América and its execution got ahead of the …

televisión gein abimael guzmán serie america televisión
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The Officer Who Captured Guzmán

Jiménez, Benedicto

Revista Caretas · 1996

Unknown until now — this is the first time his photograph has been published — Colonel Benedicto Jiménez Baca was the architect of the capture of Abimael Guzmán, as head …

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Two Roads - Opinion Column

Rospigliosi, Fernando

Revista Caretas · 1995

The anniversary of the capture of Abimael Guzmán, which took place on the night of September 12, 1992, gave rise to several TV specials that reflected certain individuals' eagerness to …

gein grupo colina ketin vidal abimael guzmán captura