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.
Interview with a former local authority in Sancos about the period of political violence. The testimony addresses the assassination, flight or imposition of authorities that generated a local power vacuum during the internal armed conflict. The interview is part of the documentation on the destructuring of the system of communal …
In June 1994, Manuel Barrientos García, mayor of the Sacsamarca district, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The perpetrators dressed as military personnel to commit the crime. This assassination occurred almost as an isolated episode, being one of the last events of violence in the area, two years after the …
In July 1992, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso raided the community of Pallcca, an annex of the Sacsamarca district in the province of Huancasancos, and killed 8 people. This event occurred in the context of the latest episodes of violence in Zone I of the south central region, shortly after the Challhuamayo …
On June 19, 1992, in Challhuamayo, a vehicle belonging to the Huancasancos Municipality was dynamited by the Shining Path PCP. Seventeen people perished in the attack, including civilian and military authorities. Among the victims were the provincial mayor, the sub-prefect, the provincial prosecutor, the justice of the peace, the manager …
On December 19, 1989, an armed confrontation took place in the annex of Palqa, belonging to the district of Sacsamarca. Eleven peasants died in this confrontation. The exact number of people killed by the PCP-SL in this event is unknown. This confrontation is part of a series of Shining Path …
On September 14, 1987, the PCP-SL raided Putaqasa, in the Sacsamarca district. During this incursion, the hikers assassinated 9 community members and set fire to houses in the area. This event is part of a series of attacks that the PCP-SL carried out in the Huancasancos area during the period …
In July 1984, hikers arrived in San Martin de Tiopampa, in the Lucanamarca district. The attackers shot at the villagers. The motive of the attack was to punish the population for not supporting the armed struggle of the PCP-SL. This attack is framed in the context of the generalized violence …
During the celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi in Huancasancos, a detachment of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the town. The attack resulted in thirty wounded and eight dead, among them the chief captain of the military base installed in the place. This incursion occurred in a context of intensifying …
On June 24, 1984, during the celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out an armed incursion against the town of Huancasancos. The attack resulted in thirty wounded and eight dead, among them the chief captain of the military base installed in the place. This attack …
In August 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso perpetrated a massacre in the Yaquia ranch, located in the district of Lucanamarca, province of Huancasancos. The attack resulted in 8 peasants dead and 2 wounded. This event was part of the context of generalized violence that characterized 1983 in the area, when the …
On June 24, 1983, during the celebration of Corpus Christi, the PCP-SL took advantage of the celebration to attack Huancasancos. On the eve, an unspecified number of subversives violently entered the houses of the carguyuq, threw those present to the ground, beat them and stabbed them. Another group broke into …
Three days after the battle of Sacsamarca, twenty PCP-SL prisoners who had been subjected to intense torture and deprived of food were taken out of the dungeon. The Sinchis took them to Jinquilpata, a place near the road to Huancasancos, made them stand in line and shot them. The bodies …
In the early morning of May 21, 1983, an unspecified number of hikers led by comrade Omar prepared the attack on Sacsamarca. A community member managed to escape and alerted a police major who was on an inspection mission. The population was organized to respond. At ten o'clock in the …
In the early morning of May 21, 1983, an unspecified number of hikers, men and women, from the "lower part" (Hualla, Tiquihua, Canaria, etc.), led by "comrade Omar", prepared an attack against Sacsamarca. When the hikers were in the Pallqa annex, one of the community members they had arrested managed …
In the early morning of May 21, 1983, an unspecified number of hikers, men and women, from the "lower part" (Hualla, Tiquihua, Canaria, etc.), led by "comrade Omar", prepared an attack against Sacsamarca. When the hikers were in the Pallqa annex, one of the community members they had arrested managed …
The day after the Lucanamarca massacre on April 3, 1983, some survivors who had managed to escape violently broke into the home of the parents of the local Shining Path leader who had been killed earlier by the villagers. The parents were killed as a sign of revenge by the …
On April 3, 1983, the PCP-SL attacked Lucanamarca in one of the worst massacres of the civilian population of the internal armed conflict. Approximately eighty subversives under Horacio's command entered at dawn, starting with the ranches in the puna. At ten o'clock in the morning they arrived at the town. …
A number of approximately 80 hikers, among men and women, attacked Lucanamarca in the most merciless manner. As the column descended from the ranches, it assassinated peasants, women and men, children and the elderly, resulting in 69 deaths. The massacre was claimed by Abimael Guzmán in 1988 as a decision …
In April 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out armed incursions in the towns of Lucanamarca and Huancasancos in Ayacucho. These incursions resulted in approximately 80 deaths in total between the two localities. The CVR report mentions these events in the context of contrasting the unequal media coverage that different massacres …
Main cases of massive human rights violations attributed to the Shining Path PCP during the militarization phase of the conflict. These massacres are emblematic of the violence exercised by the subversive organization against the civilian population.
On March 25, 1983, the Tinco Paucarhuanca brothers decided to present themselves before the military to clarify their responsibilities. They were accused of being subversives, arrested and kicked. They were taken to the Marita Bridge two kilometers from Sancos and executed with bullets. This was not the only case of …
On March 22, 1983, the population of Lucanamarca organized a platoon to capture Oscar, an important local leader of the PCP-SL. They found him in his hideout at 1:00 a.m. and took him to the plaza. At dawn, they concentrated the population and Oscar was condemned to death. He was …
On February 24, 1983, the army made a surprise incursion into Lucanamarca, at a time when some of the local leaders of the PCP-SL were meeting. A confrontation took place in which 9 people died, among them one of the important leaders of the PCP-SL in the area, "comrade Nelson". …
On February 24, 1983, the Army made a surprise incursion into Lucanamarca when some local leaders of the PCP-SL were meeting in the Council. The subversives tried to flee towards a ravine. The military caught up with them and a confrontation took place in which nine people were killed, among …
On February 20, 1983, when "Victor" and his followers made their appearance in Huancasancos, the villagers assassinated them. This event occurred in the context of the reaction of the Huancasancos communities against the PCP-SL, a few days after the Sacsamarca uprising in mid-February of the same year. The action is …
On the third day after the Sacsamarca rebellion, members of the Army arrived in Sancos aboard two helicopters. The population that had gathered in the square to attend a popular trial decided to escape. The military fired indiscriminately, killing 14 people, among them nine subversives and two young ladies who …
The PCP-SL held the first popular trial in Lucanamarca against 74-year-old Marciano Huancahuari, vice-president of the community, along with his wife and son-in-law. Huancahuari was one of the older leaders of the community and had held almost every position. The three people were tied up blindfolded, read accusations of being …
The first popular trial carried out by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in Lucanamarca occurred on February 17, 1983. The victim was a 74-year-old community member who served as vice-president of the community. This community member had held almost every position in both the community and the district throughout his life. He …
During the carnivals between February 15 and 17, 1983, the population of Sacsamarca rebelled against the PCP-SL. Taking advantage of the fact that the Shining Pathists would be partying and getting drunk, a group of villagers assaulted the homes of two local PCP-SL leaders: Elio and Wilfredo, killing them. They …
In mid-February 1983, the first confrontation took place between the population of Sacsamarca and the leaders of the local Shining Path Popular Committee, which led to the death of the main local Shining Path leaders at the hands of the villagers. This communal reaction is linked to the increase of …
The Sacsamarca uprising took place, which marked the beginning of the end of the PCP-SL's power in the province of Huancasancos. Fatigued by the abuses of the Shining Path commanders, some community members got them drunk and stabbed and stoned them to death. In the following weeks, similar reactions were …
Luis Enrique got drunk during the anniversary of Lucanamarca on January 29, 1983 and began to complain loudly to the PCP-SL commanders why they kept them like that and forbade them to celebrate, also complaining about the coercion in which they had to live. He was assassinated by the popular …
In January 1983, the first popular trial was held in Sacsamarca organized by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso against Professor Emilio. The professor was accused of being a traitor by the Shining Path and publicly executed in the town square. This popular trial was one of the first events of its kind …
In December 1982, the PCP-SL completely razed the Qaracha Communal Farm, which was owned by Huancasancos. This event had important repercussions at the regional level. The razing of the farm was part of the PCP-SL's strategy of attacking not only police posts but also symbols of economic power and communal …
The PCP-SL carried out the first popular trial in Sancos against the justice of the peace and teacher Alejandro Marquina. The militants took Marquina out of their homes along with William Molina, Cesario Sumari's wife and another community member. They were brought in with their hands tied, blindfolded and their …
On November 19, 1982, the first People's Trial was held in Huancasancos against a person identified as "Moises". This event marked the beginning of the public popular trials carried out by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in this province. The popular trials that led to executions were the most shocking assassinations for …
In November 1982, Alejandro Marquina, considered "rich" by the PCP-SL, was assassinated in Huancasancos. This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy of executing authorities and people considered "powerful" in the province of Huancasancos. Marquina's case was similar to that of Marciano Huancahuari, murdered in July 1982 in Lucanamarca, also …
In July 1982, Marciano Huancahuari was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in Lucanamarca. He was accused of being "rich" by the Shining Path. After his assassination, 600 sheep and 100 cows of his property were distributed among the population. This event is part of the PCP-SL's strategy to "beat the …
In March 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the Deputy Mayor of Lucanamarca. This assassination is part of the Shining Path strategy of eliminating local authorities and "enemies" in their proposal to "beat the countryside". The event occurred in the context of the expansion of the PCP-SL's territorial control in the …
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