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. Marine Corps Retreat from the Apurimac River Valley

    In July 1985, the Marine Corps withdraws from the Apurimac River Valley and is replaced by the Army. This withdrawal occurs after the DECAS (Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva) and the army were on the offensive until mid-1985, while the PCP-SL was in retreat. The change of forces occurred at the height …

    Valle del Río Apurímac Informe CVR, página 100
  2. Disappearance of 22 community members of Callqui alta

    In October 1984, 22 community members from Callqui Alta, in the district of Iguain, province of Huanta, were kidnapped and disappeared. This event occurred in the context of intense military repression in the area, where the Marine Infantry had established its base of operations in the Municipal Stadium of Huanta. …

    Callqui alta, Iguain, Huanta, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 84
  3. Discovery of 49 corpses in Pucayacu

    On August 23, 1984, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta. All the victims were citizens who had been previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry. The detainees were transferred in a sort of "caravan of …

    Pucayacu, Huanta, Ayacucho Informe CVR (página 77)
  4. Mass murders in Pucayacu

    On August 23, 1984, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta, in territory belonging to the province of Acobamba, Huancavelica. All the victims were citizens who had been previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry. The …

    Pucayacu, Acobamba, Huancavelica Informe CVR, páginas 77, 79
  5. Pucayacu Massacre - Caravan of Death

    On August 23, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta. All were citizens previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry, and then transferred in a sort of 'caravan of death' to territory belonging to the province …

    Pucayacu, Acobamba, Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 270-271
  6. Disappearance of journalist Jaime Ayala Sulca

    The kidnapping and disappearance of Jaime Ayala Sulca, a journalist from Huanta, correspondent of the newspaper 'La República', took place in the Marine Infantry base stationed in the Municipal Stadium of Huanta. This case adds to the serious human rights violations committed by the Marine Infantry in Huanta during 1984.

    Estadio Municipal de Huanta, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, página 270
  7. Murder of 6 young evangelicals in Callqui

    On August 1, 1984, six young men belonging to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church were murdered by members of the Marine Infantry in the place called "pago" of Callqui, in the province of Huanta. This event occurred in the context of the indiscriminate repression exercised by the armed forces in the …

    Callqui (pago), Huanta, Ayacucho Informe CVR, páginas 76-77
  8. Attack on Pampacancha

    In February 1984, the Marines considered Pampacancha sufficiently well organized and withdrew to train another community. When the Marines withdrew again in April 1984, Sendero Luminoso, with the support of hundreds of poorly armed peasants, launched a new devastating attack against Pampacancha. In this attack 40 men and women were …

    Pampacancha, Huanta, Ayacucho Informe CVR, páginas 74, 84
  9. Murder of more than 40 villagers in Pampacancha

    In February 1984, the Marines considered Pampacancha sufficiently well organized and withdrew to train another community. When the Marines withdrew again in April 1984, Shining Path, with the support of hundreds of poorly armed peasants, launched a new devastating attack against Pampacancha. In this attack, which occurred in August 1984, …

    Pampacancha, Huanta, Ayacucho Informe CVR, páginas 74, 84
  10. Withdrawal of the navy from Pampacancha

    In February 1984, the Marines, known as 'los navales', withdrew from the community of Pampacancha after deeming it sufficiently well organized to defend itself. The navy had been training the community in the organization of Civil Defense Committees. After their withdrawal, they returned again in April 1984 to train another …

    Pampacancha, Huanta, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 74
  11. Murder of Julio Orozco Huamani

    Julio Orozco Huamani, top leader of the Peasant Federation of the Apurimac River Valley (FECVRA), was assassinated at the Luisiana hacienda in August 1983. The Luisiana hacienda, which had belonged to former deputy Parodi of Acción Popular, had been converted into a main Marine Infantry base. This assassination occurred in …

    Hacienda Luisiana, Ayacucho Informe CVR
  12. Marine Infantry assumes control in Huanta

    On January 21, 1983, the Marine Infantry, called 'the navy' by the local population, took control of the Huanta area under the leadership of Commander Vega Llona, who would later be assassinated by subversives in 1988 in La Paz, Bolivia. This entry marked the beginning of military control of the …

    Huanta, Ayacucho Informe CVR, páginas 72-73
  13. Entry of the Armed Forces in Ayacucho

    In January 1983, the Armed Forces took control of the counter-subversive struggle in Ayacucho through the installation of the political-military command. The new head of the political-military command of Ayacucho, General Clemente Noel Moral, arrived in the region with the idea, shared by the "hard" sectors of the army, of …

    Ayacucho Informe CVR, páginas 72-73
  14. Marine Infantry Installation in Huanta

    In January 1983, the Marine Infantry took control of the province of Huanta as part of the intervention of the Armed Forces in Ayacucho. This military installation took place during the first weeks of January, after the government instructed the Armed Forces to assume internal control in five Ayacucho provinces …

    Huanta, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, p. 130
  15. Entrustment of the Armed Forces for internal control in Ayacucho

    On December 29, 1982, through Supreme Decree 068-82-IN, the Peruvian government instructed the Armed Forces to assume internal control in five Ayacucho provinces. This decision marked a turning point in the internal armed conflict, transferring the responsibility of public order control from the National Police to the Armed Forces. The …

    Provincias de Huamanga, Huanta, Cangallo, La Mar y Víctor Fajardo, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 130-131
  16. Entry of the Armed Forces to the counter-subversive fight in Ayacucho

    On December 27, 1982, President Belaunde gave an ultimatum of 72 hours for the terrorists to surrender their weapons before the armed forces took control of the emergency zone. General Roberto Clemente Noel y Moral was appointed as Chief of the Political Military Command of the Emergency Zone and on …

    Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 251, 261

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