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 1990, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) and the Revolutionary Left Movement - Revolutionary Vanguard (MIR VR) decided to unify their organizations. This unification implied the integration of commanders, combatants, structures and weapons, with the objective of consolidating forces in their armed and political struggle. Víctor Polay Campos assumed …
In 1984, the MRTA and the MIR-VR formed an alliance to establish a Guerrilla Front in the department of San Martin, Peru. This front was commanded by a Regional Directorate in charge of developing the political and military struggle, organizing and making the local population aware of the armed struggle. …
In 1980, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) initiated an armed struggle against the Peruvian state, initially gaining the support of urban and peasant sectors. This conflict led to a military response from the state, resulting in a period of violence that included the assault on the …
At the end of the 1970s, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) began to prepare the beginning of the armed struggle. This event significantly marked the political processes in Peru, both at the national and university levels. The democratic transition and the integration of the left into …
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An interview with Alfredo Crespo, lawyer and friend of Abimael Guzmán. He claims to be a member of Movadef and to have never been a militant in SL. He spent …
This text focuses on the political movement Sendero Luminoso (SL), which was formed as a splinter of the Partido Comunista Peruano (PCP), examining its political line, its actions, and the …
The partner and soon-to-be wife of Abimael Guzmán speaks with CARETAS. The woman who symbolized the power behind the Senderista leader will turn 60 in the coming months. She hopes …
It has been, among other things, also a crisis of language. Words more than once broke the relative fidelity they should maintain with the facts. Néstor Cerpa speaking of "the …
SL has become a principal factor in the national political landscape in just three years. Few have a clear understanding of the ends and objectives it pursues, hence its multiple …