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.
Assault on the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima by an MRTA commando led by its top leader Néstor Cerpa, who held 72 hostages captive. The assault ended with the rescue operation Chavín de Huántar. The government used the celebrations for the successful release of the hostages to legitimize itself after …
On November 7, 1987, MRTA troops reached San José de Sisa without firing a single shot. This action was part of the 'Tupac Amaru Vive' Military Campaign, commanded by Víctor Polay Campos (c) Rolando, Néstor Cerpa (c) Evaristo and Miguel Rincón (c) Francisco. The seizure of San José de Sisa …
The seizure of Juanjuí began on Friday, November 6, 1987 at 2:30 a.m. when a group of emerretistas captured the 'Love of the Mountain' truck to transport the Tupacamarista Army to Juanjuí without being discovered. Between 70 and 100 MRTA subversives took the town at 5:45 a.m., almost without resistance, …
On October 8, 1987, the MRTA began the 'Tupac Amaru Vive' Military Campaign, commanded by Victor Polay Campos (c) Rolando, Nestor Cerpa (c) Evaristo and Miguel Rincon (c) Francisco. The campaign began with the raid on the villages of Tabalosos and Macedas. This date was chosen to commemorate the 20th …
In 1987 an army of MRTA subversives was formed in San Martin. Both forces (political and military) united in the Pongo de Caynarachi-Shanusi area, where they trained militarily and politically during the months of July, August and September 1987. The training was led by Víctor Polay Campos (c) Rolando, Néstor …
A commando led by Néstor Cerpa Cartolini took over the newspaper El Nacional. This was one of the common practices of the MRTA to intensively use the mass media.
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