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.
On February 2, 1990, a contingent of approximately fifty members of the PCP-SL entered the areas of Chinchiaco and Marcapata in the district of Ulcumayo, Junín. They forced the residents of Tama to march to Tambillo, where they executed the mayor of Tama, three of his relatives, and three members …
In 1990, in the district of Pueblo Libre, Huancavelica, members of the PCP-SL assassinated local authorities Alfonso Contreras Peñares, Evaristo Castro Jurado, and Saturnino Huamán. These individuals had recently been appointed as authorities and were working to have Pueblo Libre recognized as a district. The assassinations were part of a …
On July 16, 1988, a group of subversives from the PCP-SL systematically assassinated local authorities in Angasmarca, Huánuco. The attack was part of a broader strategy to impose terror and control by eliminating those who opposed their orders. The victims, including Mauro Capcha Espinoza and Hilarión Capcha Callupe, were brutally …
The internal armed conflict in Peru began with the decision of the Communist Party of Peru, Sendero Luminoso (PCP-SL), to seize power through armed struggle. Their strategy involved targeting individuals who represented the old state, particularly local authorities and social leaders, resulting in the deaths of approximately 1680 such individuals. …
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