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.
In November 1983, thirty-two campesinos, including both men and women, were arbitrarily executed in the district of Socos, located near Huamanga in Ayacucho, Peru. The perpetrators were eleven members of the former Guardia Civil stationed at the local police post. Although the judicial system condemned those responsible, the penalties have …
In September 1982, a group of Shining Path militants, including two women, attacked the Guardia Civil post in Huayrapata, La Convención, Cusco. The assault resulted in the death of one civil guard and injury to a corporal. The attackers, numbering around 35, seized weapons and ammunition during the raid.
In February 1982, three communal authorities were detained and subsequently killed by the Guardia Civil in Andarapa, a district in the province of Andahuaylas. This event was part of a series of violent incidents during a period of internal conflict in Peru, involving state forces and insurgent groups.
In September 1980, tensions escalated between different police institutions in Peru, particularly involving the Guardia Civil (GC) and the Policía de Investigaciones del Perú (PIP). The conflict was sparked by General Balaguer's unauthorized public statements, leading to a near-rebellion within the CG. The situation resulted in a standoff, with police …
In 1965, the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) guerrilla movement took place in the province of La Mar, Peru. This event is remembered for the assassination of the Carrillo brothers, owners of the Chapi estate, and the subsequent violent incursion by the Guardia Civil, which involved repression, torture, and killings …
Showing 1–5 of 5 events
1984
1984
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1983
1982
1979
An independent commission publishes its findings on the murder of eight journalists. Nearly four months after the murder of eight Peruvian journalists in the Andean department of Ayacucho, where the …
Twenty-six people died, according to the first official count, in clashes last Sunday morning between guerrillas and police in the district of Vilcashuaman, province of Cangallo, department of Ayacucho. The …