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 November 19, 1988, the PCP-SL tried to attack the III Stage of the Mantaro Hydroelectric Power Plant, located in Colcabamba, province of Tayacaja. The attack was repelled by the police who were guarding the facilities. Two policemen were killed in the confrontation. This attack was part of the new …
On December 31, 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso blew up 30 high-voltage towers of the Mantaro interconnected system. This attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy of sabotaging the country's electrical infrastructure, seeking to generate massive blackouts and demonstrate the subversive group's capacity for action. The attack on the Mantaro …
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