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Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru
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.
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29 Years of a Genocide
The Penales Genocide is remembered, which took place between June 18th and 19th, 1986. Those responsible for this horrendous act, which left around 300 dead in its wake, always argued …
The Massacre at "El Frontón"
On June 19, 1986, the most sinister extermination operation took place in the prisons of El Frontón, Lurigancho, and Santa Bárbara. 254 inmates were extrajudicially executed. The rioters denounced an …
Peru, the Unofficial History
Between June 18th and 20th, 1986, the Lima prisons of Lurigancho and the island-prison El Frontón were stormed by Peruvian troops to suppress a riot by prisoners of the terrorist …
The 'Other' Version of the Assault on the Prisons of Lurigancho, El Frontón, and El Callao
The Academic Department of Public Law and Legal and Political Sciences of the Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa (Peru) commissioned professors Enrique Soto, Rómulo González, and Alfonso Banda …
The Shining Path Members Killed in the Suppression of the Lima Prison Riots Had Refused to Negotiate
The Sendero Luminoso militants killed during the military assault on the El Frontón and Lurigancho prisons, which left 300 dead, refused any type of negotiation, both with the authorities and …
The 'Other' Version of the Assault on the Prisons of Lurigancho, El Frontón and El Callao
The Department of Public Law and Legal and Political Sciences of the Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa (Peru) commissioned professors Enrique Soto, Rómulo González, and Alfonso Banda to …
President Garcia Says Crisis Is Over
Embassy Political Counsel Felder and President Garcia meet and discuss the current domestic political situation, including the two prison riots at El Fronton and Lurigancho. In the conversation Garcia clears …
President García Says the Crisis Is Over
Political counselor Felder made his farewell visit to President García late on the night of June 30. During the meeting, García only wanted to talk about the internal political crisis …
Senderistas Who Fell in the Repression of the Lima Riots Had Refused to Negotiate
The Sendero Luminoso militants who were killed during the military assault on the prisons of El Frontón and Lurigancho, which left 300 dead, refused any kind of negotiation, both with …
Peruvian Warships Suppressed the El Frontón Mutiny
The Peruvian Army has exterminated the inmate population of three Lima prisons in the bloodiest event recorded in the country since the emergence of terrorism in 1980. After 35 hours …