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.
In 1993, the privatization process began for the state-owned company Centromín Perú, one of the main mining companies in the country, which accounted for a large part of the country's mining and metallurgical production. This process resulted in the massive layoff of thousands of mining and metallurgical workers who worked …
In July 1992, the lifeless body of mining leader Donato Bernal was found near the Peruvian Club of La Oroya. The murder occurred in a context of intense repression against mining union leaders in the central region of Peru. The alleged perpetrators of the murder are allegedly members of the …
In 1992, union leader Donato Bernal was murdered in La Oroya. His body was found dead near the Club Peruano neighborhood with a bullet in his head. This assassination occurred in a context of violence against union leaders in the mining region, where both the PCP-SL and the forces of …
In November 1991, during an indefinite strike by Centromín Perú workers over delays in payments, the military from the Marcavalle base intercepted a demonstration in the streets of La Oroya and arrested all the leaders and delegates leading the demonstration, accusing them of being terrorists. Among those arrested was Emiliano …
During a demonstration by mine workers in La Oroya in November 1991, the military arrested all the leaders participating in the mobilization. This repressive action was part of the military's strategy to control the mining union movement in the central region. The arrests were part of a systematic pattern of …
On November 7, 1989, the Peruvian government declared the strike call by the Mining Federation illegal. Simultaneously, the National Police raided several homes of workers and union leaders in the mining center of La Oroya. As part of the repressive measures, the right to assembly in the mining centers was …
On November 7, 1989, a group of PCP-SL militants assaulted the police post in the city of La Oroya. As a result of the attack, three policemen were wounded. This assault took place in the context of the V Shining Path Plan to 'Develop Bases in function of the Conquest …
On November 7, 1989, the La Oroya police post was attacked by the Shining Path PCP. As a result of the attack, three policemen were wounded. This attack was part of a series of sabotage and armed propaganda actions that multiplied during the second half of 1989 in the central …
In August 1989, a Shining Path column completely dynamited Centromín Perú's mining company in Morococha. This was one of several ongoing dynamite attacks against the machinery of the state mining company. The attack was part of a series of terrorist actions that the PCP-SL had been carrying out against the …
On July 22, 1989, a Shining Path column destroyed three electrical towers in La Oroya. This attack was part of a series of terrorist actions by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso against the infrastructure of mining companies in central Peru. Attacks against electrical towers and other mining facilities intensified during 1989, causing …
On July 8, 1989, hikers dynamited an electrical substation near the Santa Rosa housing complex in La Oroya. As a direct consequence of this attack, the copper and lead refineries of Centromín Perú were paralyzed. The attack also affected the local electricity supply in the city. This attack was part …
On July 8, 1989, Shining Path dynamited an electrical substation in La Oroya. This attack was part of a series of terrorist actions against the infrastructure of the mining company Centromín Perú in the area. The dynamiting attacks continued throughout 1989, seriously affecting mining operations and the sector's economy. Days …
On December 31, 1988, Shining Path destroyed three diesel electric locomotives belonging to Centromín Perú that were transporting ore from the Cerro de Pasco unit to the La Oroya smelter. This attack was part of a series of terrorist actions against mining infrastructure in the central region of Peru. The …
On December 30, 1988, at 11:25 pm, three explosions blew up the 1.80 meter diameter pipe that fed water to the La Oroya hydroelectric plant. This attack was part of a series of attacks against Centromín Perú facilities during the 1988 Christmas season. The attacks occurred in the context of …
On December 25, 1988, Shining Path dynamited three towers of the cable rail system that transported minerals from San Cristobal to Marh Túnel, both production units of Centromín Perú in La Oroya. This attack was part of a series of terrorist actions against mining infrastructure in the central region of …
In December 1988, hikers dynamited three towers of the cable rail system that transported minerals from San Cristobal to Marh Túnel, both units located about 12 kilometers from La Oroya and belonging to Centromín Perú. This attack was part of a PCP-SL strategy to attack the mining infrastructure in the …
Fidencio Coronel, former union leader and militant of the Communist Party of Peru, was assassinated near his sister's home on October 18, 1988. The day before, in the assembly of the Metalworkers' Union, he had opposed his union's compliance with the second national mining strike, and in fact, the metalworkers …
During her detention at the La Oroya Barracks in July 1986, a complainant witnessed the rape of a minor by several members of the Peruvian Army. The events occurred in the context of arbitrary detentions carried out by the armed forces in the area. This case is part of a …
In October 1985, Shining Path carried out a dynamite attack against a locomotive in La Oroya. This attack was part of a series of violent actions by the PCP-SL against the mining and transportation infrastructure in the central region of Peru. The attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy …
In October 1983, the Shining Path reappeared in Cerro de Pasco and the first Shining Path graffiti appeared in La Oroya. This event marked the return of subversive activity by the PCP-SL in these important mining areas of the central highlands of Peru. In response to this reappearance, that same …
In 1983, a military base was installed in Marcavalle, district of La Oroya, as part of the Peruvian State's counter-subversive strategy. This military installation had a significant impact on the presence of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the metallurgical zone of La Oroya, considerably limiting its capacity for action in the …
In November 1981, Shining Path carried out a dynamite attack against the installations of the state-owned company Centromín Perú in La Oroya. The Shining Path dynamited the doors of the Industrial Relations and Social Service offices of the mining company. This attack was part of the Shining Path's first incursions …
On July 8, 1980, the subversives attempted to dynamite the water reservoir of CENTROMIN Peru in La Oroya. This attack was part of the first violent actions of the PCP-SL in the central region of Peru, specifically in the Mantaro Valley. The objective was to sabotage the infrastructure of the …
The city of La Oroya became the most important metallurgical center in the center of the country since the construction of the smelter in 1922 by the Cerro de Pasco Corporation. This smelter established La Oroya as a key industrial center in central Peru. In 1974, the company was nationalized …
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