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. Announcement of National Dialogue for Peace

    The President of the Council of Ministers, Óscar de la Puente Raygada, announces the creation of a commission integrated by four Ministers of State with the purpose of carrying out the 'National Dialogue for Peace and Development'. This announcement is made in the context of the Emergency and National Reconstruction …

    Perú Informe CVR, página 213
  2. Swearing in of the new ministerial cabinet

    On April 6, 1992, one day after the self-coup d'état perpetrated by President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori, the new ministerial cabinet was sworn in under the presidency of Oscar de la Puente Raygada. This cabinet assumes functions within the framework of the so-called "Emergency and National Reconstruction Government", after the dissolution …

    Lima, Perú Informe CVR, página 211
  3. April 5 coup d'état

    Coup d'état by means of which the Fujimori government broke the constitutional order and enacted a series of provisions that tightened the anti-terrorist legislation without contemplating the respect of minimum guarantees of due process. Military prerogatives were extended, expanding its power in emergency zones and in counter-subversive activity, thus expanding …

    Lima, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 73-74
  4. Alberto Fujimori's self-coup

    Alberto Fujimori executed a self-coup d'état, calling his government the Government of Emergency and National Reconstruction. This political act sought to consolidate his power and present himself as the leader capable of defeating terrorism and pulling Peru out of the economic, political, social and moral crisis. The self-coup was part …

    Lima, Perú Informe CVR, página 2201
  5. Alberto Fujimori's coup d'état (April 5 Self-coup)

    On April 5, 1992, Alberto Fujimori interrupted democracy and promulgated Decree Law No. 25418 instituting the Government of Emergency and National Reconstruction. This coup d'état, known as a self-coup, marked the beginning of a period of intensified human rights violations. During the month of May, the Executive Branch drafted and …

    Lima, Perú Informe CVR, página 376
  6. Fujimori closes Congress and intervenes Judicial Power

    On April 5, 1992, at 10:30 p.m., the Constitutional President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori, with the support of the police, announces the dissolution of the National Parliament and the total reorganization of the Judicial Power, the National Council of the Magistracy (CNM), the Court of Constitutional Guarantees and the Public Prosecutor's …

    Lima, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 211-212

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