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.
The day after the capture of fourteen Iquichan peasants suspected of belonging to or supporting the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, the villagers of Uchuraccay gathered in the square to judge the prisoners. The trial was carried out by taking the detainees one by one to the square to testify before the community. …
The Iquichanos in the heights of Huanta killed seven hikers in the community of Huaychao, as a reaction to the assassination of communal authorities. The authorities of Huaychao, such as the Lieutenant Governor, Varayocc and Municipal Agent, began to argue with the Senderistas, telling them that they were members of …
In January 1983, the Iquichanos, a group of indigenous people in the highlands of Huanta, Ayacucho, Peru, resisted the authoritarian project of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). They killed seven subversives in the community of Huaychao and five in Uchuraccay. This event marked a significant turning …
Towards the end of 1982 and the beginning of 1983, the Iquichan communities in the highlands of the province of Huanta staged a multi-communal rebellion against the Shining Path. This open confrontation was unleashed by the Shining Path and their disregard for the cultural and ethnic reality of the community. …
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