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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  1. Murders of employees at Tejidos La Unión

    In June 1991, the Movimiento de Obreros y Trabajadores Clasistas (MOTC), a front organization of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, initiated a wave of violence against the Tejidos La Unión factory in Ate Vitarte, assassinating company officials. This attack occurred after the PCP-SL failed in its attempts to win union leadership in …

    Tejidos La Unión, Ate Vitarte, Lima, Perú Informe CVR, página 426
  2. PCP-SL as a minority force in the UNE in 1982

    In 1982, the PCP-SL was still a politically minority force in the UNE, while the United Left bloc constituted the New University project, which involved teachers, authorities and students. In this first moment, the PCP-SL articulated its work in the MOTC (Workers and Classist Workers Movement) of the Carretera Central. …

    Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle (La Cantuta), Lima, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 2402-2403
  3. Molotov cocktail bomb attack against the municipality of San Martin de Porres

    Militants of the Workers and Classist Workers Movement (MOTC), an organization of the Shining Path, threw explosive devices known as Molotov cocktails against the district municipal headquarters of San Martin de Porres in Lima. This attack was part of the first armed actions of the PCP-SL in the capital of …

    San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 653-684
  4. Fire at the Municipality of San Martin de Porres

    On June 13, a mob of demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails at the premises of the municipality of San Martin de Porres. Flyers of the so-called Movimiento de Obreros y Trabajadores Clasistas were found. This attack was one of the first acts of political violence in Lima during the beginning of …

    San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú Informe CVR, página 4725
  5. Beginning of the internal armed conflict in Metropolitan Lima

    The internal armed conflict began in Metropolitan Lima on June 13, 1980, when approximately 60 youths from the MOTC (Movimiento de Obreros y Trabajadores Clasistas) threw Molotov cocktails at the Municipality of San Martin de Porres. This period is characterized by sabotage and attacks against state institutions, including ministries and …

    Lima Metropolitana, Perú Informe CVR
  6. Attempted fire at the Municipality of San Martin de Porres

    On June 13, 1980, a group of approximately 60 youths belonging to the MOTC (Movimiento de Obreros y Trabajadores Clasistas), an organization created by the PCP-SL in 1976, threw Molotov cocktails at the facilities of the Municipality of San Martin de Porres. This attack marked the beginning of the PCP-SL's …

    San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú Informe CVR - Capítulo Lima Metropolitana (páginas 400, 407, 414)

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