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.
Workshop conducted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission with ronderos from the Apurimac River Valley in Ayacucho. The workshop was carried out in the context of the collection of testimonies on the internal armed conflict. Participants discussed issues related to the organization of the rondas campesinas, the impact of political …
On July 7, 1991, the Self-Defense Corps was created in the human settlement of Huaycán, located in the Eastern Cone of Lima. This creation was the result of a process of community resistance against the Shining Path PCP, which had tried to establish political control in the area. In April …
In July 1990, the leaders of the Central Committee of the Rondas Campesinas del Alto y Bajo Tulumayo elaborated their first Statute. This occurred a few months after delegates from the 48 communities of Tulumayo met in a general assembly in March 1990 to agree on the formation of the …
The fourth meeting for the organization of peasant patrols was held in Shicuy, an annex where the PCP-SL had formed a Popular Committee since 1987. At this meeting, the First Central Committee of the Rondas Campesinas del Alto and Bajo Cunas was formed, under the presidency of Félix Damián Huaynalaya. …
In March 1990, delegates from all the communities of Upper and Lower Tulumayo met in a general assembly, agreeing to form the Central Committee of the Rondas Campesinas of Upper and Lower Tulumayo. This organization emerged as a response to the violence exercised by the PCP-SL in the area, which …
In March 1990, the third meeting of communities of Alto and Bajo Cunas was held to organize resistance against the PCP-SL. At this meeting, the Sector Presidents of Ronda de Quero, Jarpa, Chambará and Yanacancha were appointed. This meeting was part of a process of organizing Self-Defense Committees that had …
In March 1990, delegates from the 48 communities of Tulumayo met in a general assembly to coordinate the organization of the peasant patrols that had begun to form since January of that year. In this assembly they agreed to form the Central Committee of the Rondas Campesinas del Alto y …
Second meeting for the organization of peasant patrols in the Alto and Bajo Cunas area. Representatives from the annexes of Chala Alta and San Pedro de Sulcán joined the community members from Quero, Santa Rosa de Huarmitá, San Roque de Huarmitá, Chaquicocha and Usibamba who had participated in the first …
In January 1990, community members from the Quero annex, along with representatives from Santa Rosa de Huarmitá, San Roque de Huarmitá, Chaquicocha and Usibamba met on January 8, 1990 to agree to form a Self-Defense Committee and request support from the Army. This meeting took place in a context of …
Felix Damian Huaynalaya, president of the peasant community of Quero, in light of the events of November 9 and 10, 1989, urged his leaders to organize the defense against the PCP-SL. On December 22, 1989, a visit was made to the Army Headquarters to request support to organize the population …
Faced with the possibility of an event similar to the April 12, 1989 massacre in Chongos Alto, the Llamapsillón community members decided to organize a self-defense patrol. This patrol was officially recognized by the Armed Forces in the town of Chaquicocha on June 24, 1989. This recognition is framed in …
In 1986, peasant patrols were organized in the province of San Marcos, initially forming approximately 80 committees to combat cattle rustling, with the support of the United Left. Later, in 1987, autonomous patrols were organized in the same province, reaching a total of 112 committees. These autonomous peasant patrols, dominant …
On November 28, 1984, peasant patrols were organized in several villages in Cajamarca, specifically in Puruay, Perolitos and El Grauro. This organization of peasant patrols was part of a broader process that had been developing in the region since the early 1980s. The rondas campesinas were originally established in Chota …
After the guerrilla events of 1965, the communities of the area known as Oreja de Perro decided to create communal schools. The communities involved in this educational initiative were Mollebamba, Santa Carmen, Oronqoy, among others. This action represents an organized community response in the post-guerrilla context of the mid-1960s. The …
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