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 1989, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) exerted control over the community of Centro Tsomabeni in the Ene River Valley. The community was subjected to forced recruitment, servitude, and indoctrination by the PCP-SL. Eventually, a captive managed to escape and alert military forces, who, along with …
In 1981, the Shining Path (PCP-SL) conducted its first incursion into SAIS Angasmarca in Santiago de Chuco. The group, consisting of 30 members, looted and distributed goods, destroyed infrastructure, and killed a police officer. This event marked the beginning of Angasmarca becoming a liberated zone for the PCP-SL.
In 1965, the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) guerrilla movement took place in the province of La Mar, Peru. This event is remembered for the assassination of the Carrillo brothers, owners of the Chapi estate, and the subsequent violent incursion by the Guardia Civil, which involved repression, torture, and killings …
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