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.
Porfirio Suni Quispe, professor, peasant leader and representative of the United Left (IU) in the government of the José Carlos Mariátegui Region, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in Juliaca on May 14, 1991. Previously, on May 5, 1988, Suni had been arrested and tortured, falsely accused of participating in …
In September 1990, the PUM announced its full autonomy from the IU. This situation brought it into confrontation with the PCP Unity, which was trying to maintain the unity of the IU. In relation to the announcement of the PUM to transform itself into a party suitable for all forms …
On April 8, 1990, general elections were held. IU reached 8% and Izquierda Socialista obtained 5% of the vote. FREDEMO came in first place with 33% of the vote followed by Cambio 90 with 29%, while APRA came in third place with 22% of the vote. Mario Vargas Llosa (FREDEMO) …
The presidential candidate of Izquierda Unida (IU), Henry Pease García-Yrigoyen, together with the head of the government plan, Javier Iguiñiz, presented the general outlines of the IU government plan for the period 1990-1995. This presentation took place within the framework of the electoral campaign for the general elections to be …
From Geneva, Switzerland, and before the UN Commission on Human Rights, the Izquierda Unida deputy Manuel Piqueras Luna requested that the Chamber of Deputies censure the Minister of the Interior, Agustín Mantilla Campos. The censure request was based on the minister's probable link with the Comando Rodrigo Franco, a paramilitary …
Presidential candidate Henry Pease García-Yrigoyen of Izquierda Unida (IU) was walking through downtown Lima when he was wounded by a member of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) with lead shot. The attack occurred in the middle of the electoral campaign for the 1990 general elections, in a context of intense …
The elected mayor of Izquierda Unida of the district of Huachocolpa was assassinated by members of the PCP-SL. This assassination was part of the Shining Path policy of eliminating elected local authorities, particularly those linked to legal leftist parties that they considered 'revisionist'.
On November 12, 1989, municipal and regional elections were held. The IU obtained 12%, while the Left Socialist Agreement (ASI) obtained 2% of the vote. The Democratic Front (FREDEMO), led by Mario Vargas Llosa, had obtained just over 32% nationwide. In Lima, the independent Ricardo Belmont was elected Mayor. A …
On November 3, 1989, in the midst of the campaign for the municipal elections, one of the most massive marches against the PCP-SL was organized in all the years of the internal armed conflict. The initiative to mobilize the population in the face of the threat of an armed strike …
On October 10, 1989, the deadline for the registration of candidates for the presidential elections in Peru was October 10, 1989. A total of ten presidential candidates were registered. Among the most prominent candidates were Mario Vargas Llosa for FREDEMO, Luis Alva Castro for PAP, Henry Pease García-Yrigoyen for IU …
On September 28, 1989, a group of unknown persons attempted to kidnap Humberto Paredes, a PUM (Partido Unificado Mariateguista) militant and Izquierda Unida (United Left) candidate for mayor of Comas. The kidnapping attempt occurred in a context of increasing political violence in the northern area of Metropolitan Lima. It is …
Fermín Darío Azparrent Taipe, mayor of the Provincial Council of Huamanga for Izquierda Unida, was murdered in his hardware store in the afternoon. He had been the victim of multiple threats from both the PCP-SL and the paramilitary group 'Rodrigo Franco'. He was attacked by two men who shot him, …
On September 19, 1989, members of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) assassinated the provincial mayor of Huamanga, Fermin Azparrent, in that city. Azparrent was a militant of Izquierda Unida (IU). This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's systematic campaign against municipal and political authorities during the internal armed conflict. The crime …
The Second Ordinary National Congress of the National Federation of Mining, Metallurgical and Iron and Steel Workers of Peru (FNTMMSP) was held in a highly militarized and radicalized atmosphere. The great majority of the leaders present responded politically to organizations belonging to Izquierda Unida (IU), although there were also representatives …
On May 17, 1989, the PCP-SL assassinated engineer Abelardo Ludeña Luque, who was a militant of Izquierda Unida (IU) and a professor at the National University of Engineering (UNI). This selective assassination was part of the Shining Path's strategy of eliminating political and social leaders who opposed their revolutionary project. …
In May 1989 municipal elections were held in Villa El Salvador despite attempts by the PCP-SL to sabotage them. The elections were held with the majority support of the population and the guarantees requested from the National Police. Izquierda Unida (IU) easily won the municipal elections in the district. This …
Izquierda Unida (IU) deputy Eriberto Arroyo Mío was murdered in Chaclacayo after dropping his children off at school. The crime occurred in a context of intensified political violence in Metropolitan Lima, where the PCP-SL carried out selective assassinations against political leaders and authorities. In a communiqué published in the newspaper …
On April 27, 1989, alleged paramilitaries assassinated Heriberto Arroyo Mío, deputy of Izquierda Unida (IU) in Chaclacayo. This assassination occurred in the context of the incursion of the forces of law and order and paramilitary groups in the Eastern Zone of Metropolitan Lima. The crime took place during a period …
On April 26, 1989, Benigno Ayala, secretary general of Izquierda Unida (IU) in Cangallo, Ayacucho, was assassinated. The crime occurred in a context of intense political violence in the Ayacucho region, where both the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and paramilitary groups such as the Comando Rodrigo Franco were active. This assassination was …
On February 15, 1989, Acuerdo Socialista was publicly presented as the new name of the front formed by the Revolutionary Communist Party, the Mariateguist Regional Committees and the National Coordinating Committee for Socialist Convergence. Senator Enrique Bernales Ballesteros considers that Acuerdo Socialista does not seek the internal confrontation of Izquierda …
The National Steering Committee (CDN) of Izquierda Unida (IU) publishes a "Declaration of Principles" in which they point out the obligatory nature and compliance with its agreements on the part of all IU member forces and their militants. This declaration comes in the context of the I National Congress of …
The I National Congress of Izquierda Unida (IU) was held despite the call for an armed strike by the PCP-SL. The Congress lasted three days and approved a statutory modification whereby the National Steering Committee (CDN) would have a collegiate presentation of eight members, including Pease, Ames, Pedraglio, Barrera, Diez …
On January 19, 1989, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso called and carried out the first armed strike in Lima, specifically in the area of the Central Highway. This armed strike strategically coincided with the First Congress of the United Left that was being held in Huampaní, with the political objective of competing …
Raul Santiago was a leader of the United Left (IU) in the district of Independencia who was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in 1989. His assassination was part of a Shining Path strategy to attack neighborhood leaders and leftist politicians in the Northern Zone of Metropolitan Lima. This crime took …
In January 1989 the only IU National Congress was held in Lima. It was the moment of encounter of all the tendencies gathered in 1980. A political thesis was approved which maintained that although in general strategic terms the IU did not renounce on principle any means or form of …
Elías Corcuera was a union leader of the United Left (IU) assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in San Martín de Porres during 1989. His assassination took place in the context of a Shining Path strategy of shifting from sabotage to selective assassinations, moving from infiltration of union and neighborhood organizations …
On November 30, 1988, after several altercations, the new National Directive Committee (CDN) of Izquierda Unida (IU) was finally installed under the presidency of Senator Jorge del Prado Chávez. This event took place in the context of the I National Congress of IU that had been held on January 20 …
On April 15, the First National Plenary of the Non-Partisan Socialists of the IU was inaugurated. Most of the participants were linked to Alfonso Barrantes Lingán. This event took place in the context of internal tensions within Izquierda Unida and represented a space of articulation for socialist sectors not organized …
The CGTP (left) and the CTP (aprista) held a joint meeting and called a national strike for January 28, 1988. The strike was not fully observed in Lima. During the national strike rally in Plaza 2 de Mayo, a confrontation took place between PCP-SL militants and CGTP and IU demonstrators. …
During the meeting of the national strike called jointly by the CGTP (left) and the CTP (aprista) on January 28, 1988, a violent confrontation took place between militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and demonstrators of the CGTP and Izquierda Unida in Lima's Plaza 2 de Mayo. This national strike had …
During a national strike called by the CGTP, a group of approximately 40 hikers violently confronted demonstrators in the middle of Plaza Dos de Mayo. The objective of the attack was to attack Jorge del Prado, senator and leader of the United Left. This confrontation occurred in the context of …
On January 9, 1988, the Izquierda Unida (IU) deputy Fernando Sanchez Albavera made a public denunciation about the management of the international reserves of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR). According to the denunciation, the BCR had handed over the management of international reserves to the Swiss company Sogest. …
Beginning in 1988, hiker agitation and propaganda activities became more visible in Villa El Salvador. Small Shining Path contingents participated in activities and protest marches organized by groups linked to the United Left (IU) in VES. Such activities and mobilizations were aimed at questioning government economic measures or human rights …
On April 8, 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the mayor of San Juan de Salinas, Zenobio Huarzaya, who was a militant of Izquierda Unida (IU). This assassination took place in the context of a systematic campaign by the PCP-SL against local political authorities in the department of Puno. San Juan …
Zenobio Huarsaya Soncco, district mayor of Izquierda Unida (IU) of San Juan de Salinas in the province of Azángaro, Puno, was murdered in the Plaza de Armas of his town. The crime was perpetrated by a group of members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso made up of eight men and three …
On February 19, 1987, the APRA governor Pedro Moreno was assassinated in the district of Independencia. This assassination occurred during the administration of IU mayor Esther Moreno and exacerbated the existing conflict in the district. The tensions went back to the disputes over the land development in the 'Víctor Raúl …
Beginning in 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso began to establish a more organic presence in Villa El Salvador, after an initial period (1981-1986) of relatively small armed incursions against government entities, the police station, banks and electricity pylons. This new phase represented a strategic shift towards a more structured and permanent …
In the 1987 municipal elections, the United Left (IU) won in the province of Huamanga, while the APRA won in the provinces of Huanta and La Mar. These elections took place in a context of relative calm in Ayacucho, between 1986 and 1988, due to several factors: the decision of …
On November 9, 1986, municipal elections were held in which the IU participated with Alfonso Barrantes as candidate for reelection as Mayor of Lima. Jorge del Castillo, candidate of the PAP, carried out an intense electoral campaign which, with the evident support of the President, allowed him to win by …
Municipal elections were held in Puno. The PAP obtained 53% of the departmental vote, the highest vote obtained by the APRA in Puno in its entire electoral history. The party absorbed the AP and FNTC votes, obtaining a majority in 7 of the 10 highland provinces and massive control of …
The ministerial cabinet as a whole resigned on July 14, 1986, after the serious events that took place in the prisons of Lima and Callao in June of the same year. The National Directive Committee of the IU had proposed the resignation of the cabinet considering the political responsibility for …
The National Jury of Elections (JNE) publishes the application for registration of Izquierda Unida (IU) with six member parties. This publication comes days after the National Directive Committee of IU made public a unanimous agreement of its members ratifying the unity of IU. The formal registration represents an important step …
On June 29, 1986, a new communiqué appeared from the IU National Directive Committee in which it demanded the clarification of the events that took place in the prisons and the punishment of anyone responsible for the tragic events of June 18.
Senator Javier Diez Canseco of the Partido Unificado Mariateguista (PUM) publicly stated that the position of the anti-terrorist front belonged to Alfonso Barrantes but not to Izquierda Unida (IU). This statement came in the context of a debate on the formation of a common front against terrorism. Shortly before, the …
Michel Azcueta, a militant of Izquierda Unida (IU), was reelected mayor of Villa El Salvador in 1986, after being elected for the first time in 1983. Azcueta had led the campaign to establish VES as an independent district in 1983. His reelection took place in a context of political competition …
In 1986, peasant patrols were organized in the province of San Marcos, initially forming approximately 80 committees to combat cattle rustling, with the support of the United Left. Later, in 1987, autonomous patrols were organized in the same province, reaching a total of 112 committees. These autonomous peasant patrols, dominant …
Alfonso Barrantes Lingán, candidate of Izquierda Unida (IU) and mayor of Lima, made public statements indicating that there were no political prisoners in Peru. This statement was made in the context of a national debate on a possible amnesty for those accused of terrorism, a proposal that had been supported …
The first ordinary congress of Huaycán was held, considered the most important in its history, with the attendance of between 600 and 700 delegates. The leftist leaders decided that the Board of Directors would be elected by universal voting and not by delegates. Surprisingly, the first board of directors of …
On May 19, 1985, Marcelino Pachari Roselló, provincial mayor of Azángaro belonging to Izquierda Unida (IU), was assassinated. This crime took place in a context of intense political violence in Peru, where local authorities and mayors were frequent targets of terrorist attacks. The assassination occurred just two months after the …
The General Elections were held in Peru in the midst of the terrorist actions of the PCP-SL and the MRTA. The date of April 14 had been formally chosen in 1984, causing discrepancies on the part of the PAP. Alan Garcia Perez of the PAP obtained 45.5% of the votes, …
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