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.
On May 10, 1991, the MRTA carried out simultaneous armed incursions in five cities in the department of San Martin as part of the 'Fernando Valladares Military Campaign'. This campaign was aimed at criticizing the economic and political conditions imposed by Alberto Fujimori's government. The military actions were executed in …
On November 5, 1990, the Tupacamarista Army (ET) of the Northeastern Front of the MRTA carried out an incursion in Nueva Cajamarca. This action was part of a series of military operations carried out by the MRTA during the second half of 1990, when the organization had managed to reconstitute …
On July 5, 1990, the MRTA raided the city of Yurimaguas with 95 armed men. During this operation, the insurgents attacked the local prison and freed the prisoners held there. This action was part of a period of intense MRTA activity, which included confrontations with the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the …
The MRTA carried out an incursion into the town of Bellavista as part of its military actions during 1990. This incursion was part of a series of operations by the Northeastern Front (FNO) that included takeovers and attacks on police posts in various localities in the department of San Martin. …
On December 24, 1989, the MRTA carried out simultaneous raids in several cities in the department of San Martin as part of its Fernando Valladares Military Campaign. This campaign was aimed at criticizing the economic and political conditions imposed by the government of Alberto Fujimori. Actions included the capture of …
On July 29, 1989, a PCP-SL column accompanied by a 'mass' of approximately 200 inhabitants from neighboring towns entered Huariaca. During this incursion, the Shining Path militants killed the community president and the municipal agent. This attack was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to destroy the existing system of authorities …
On December 13, 1988, a contingent of approximately 150 men of the PCP-SL entered the district of Pallanchacra, which borders the Ambo district to the north (department of Huánuco). During this incursion, PCP-SL militants assassinated the district mayor. Pallanchacra was an obligatory transit point for PCP-SL militants to enter neighboring …
A contingent of approximately 150 men of the PCP-SL entered the district of Pallanchacra on December 10, 1988. Pallanchacra borders the Ambo district to the north (department of Huanuco) and was an obligatory transit point for PCP-SL militants to enter neighboring districts in the province of Ambo. During this incursion, …
In 1988, the first MRTA (Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru) incursions were recorded in the Caco and Sheshea ravines in the Ucayali region. This MRTA presence preceded the arrival of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Ucayali River, which occurred between the end of 1989 and the beginning of 1990. The MRTA …
On November 6, 1987, the MRTA carried out its first incursion in the city of Juanjui with an operation executed by sixty members of the organization. The action consisted of the seizure of the three police posts in the city, the airport and the looting of a bank. The operation …
In 1985, the first incursions of a highly mobile Shining Path column were registered in Cajatambo in the high Andean region. These incursions marked the beginning of the violent phase of the PCP-SL in the province, after a period of accumulation of sympathizers that lasted approximately until that year. The …
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