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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  1. 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
    25 media 8 docs
  2. 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)
    19 media 14 docs
  3. 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
    17 media 10 docs
  4. 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
    24 media 16 docs
  5. 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
  6. 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
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  7. 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
    1 docs
  8. 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
  9. 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
    1 docs
  10. 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
    2 media 7 docs
  11. 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
    2 media 5 docs

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