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.
Andrea Lidi Tutacano Tucapuca was a leader murdered in Puno in 1993. According to CVR records, she appears in the database of women leaders killed and/or disappeared during the internal armed conflict. The PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path) is identified as the alleged perpetrator of her death. …
The VI Convention of CUAVES (Comunidad Urbana Autogestionaria de Villa El Salvador) held at the end of August 1992 was essentially taken over by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, surprising all observers by the level of control exercised by the subversive organization over this event. The influence of the PCP-SL in CUAVES …
On February 14, 1992, the day the Shining Path PCP called an armed strike, María Elena Moyano, president of the Women's Federation (FEPOMUVES), called a March for Peace in Villa El Salvador. This march was an act of direct resistance against Shining Path violence in the district. During that same …
Marcelina Díaz Ramírez was a leader of welfare organizations in Ayacucho who was assassinated in 1992. Her death occurred in the context of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso's offensive against leaders of popular and grassroots organizations, particularly those linked to soup kitchens and social assistance programs. The PCP-SL considered these leaders as …
Shirley Espinal Gutarra was a leader of parents' organizations or associations in Junín who was assassinated in 1992. Her death is part of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso offensive against social leaders, particularly women leaders of popular organizations. The PCP-SL is identified as the alleged perpetrator of her murder. Her case is …
In December 1991 there was an attack on Emma Hilario, leader of the National Central of Canteens and leader of popular women's organizations. In late December, early in the morning, five hikers entered her house while she was still resting, leaving her brother-in-law and husband wounded. Emma had received previous …
In September 1991, the leaders of popular women's organizations called for a march under the slogan 'Against hunger and terror' which was attended by a large contingent of participants. This march represented a central event in the confrontation of women's organizations against the PCP-SL and the violence it unleashed. It …
Doraliza Espejo was a leader of grassroots organizations assassinated in San Juan de Lurigancho in September 1991. Her assassination occurred in the context of a PCP-Sendero Luminoso offensive against leaders of popular women's organizations that had begun in mid-1991. This crime was part of a series of attacks and assassinations …
In 1991, the First Departmental Congress of Mothers' Clubs was convened, which gave rise to the Departmental Federation of Mothers' Clubs (FEDECMA). This federation grew to 11 provincial federations, 1,400 mothers' clubs and 80,000 affiliated women. FEDECMA became an important women's organization with public recognition and legitimacy among the population.
At the end of 1991, the mayor of Villa El Salvador, Johny Rodríguez, attempted to create a broad front against the PCP-SL in the district from within the municipality, promoting the formation of the Mesa por la Paz y el Desarrollo (Roundtable for Peace and Development). This initiative was intended …
In 1991, a sector of the so-called "cuavistas" - many of them MRTA sympathizers - forged a tactical alliance with leaders sympathetic to the PCP-SL to remove the secretary general of CUAVES (Comunidad Urbana Autogestionaria de Villa El Salvador), Roque Quispe. This action demonstrated the growing influence of the PCP-SL …
During the period 1991-1992, the PCP-SL intensified a process of threats, intimidation and selective assassinations against leaders of popular women's organizations, mainly in Lima and Callao. The PCP-SL considered these organizations as opposition forces that impeded the development of their plans in the city. Among the leaders assassinated were Juana …
Leaders of the Glass of Milk grassroots organizations, mothers' clubs and soup kitchens made a dramatic appeal to President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori to immediately implement the Social Compensation Program. This call came in a context of economic and social crisis, where grassroots organizations expressed the urgent need to implement social …
Emilia Luna Peña was president of a trade union organization in the department of Junín. She was murdered in 1990, allegedly by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso (PCP-SL). Her death is part of the systematic offensive by the PCP-SL against social leaders, particularly women leaders of popular and trade union organizations. This …
In the month of August, the vicariates made a distressing observation about the infiltration of the Shining Path and the armed forces in all types of popular organizations, mainly youth organizations. The members of the vicariates agree that they are going through a difficult moment where their analysis should be …
In 1989, the PCP-SL declared the beginning of the second stage of its people's war, called 'strategic balance'. This phase marked a change in the group's strategy, moving from a defensive position to a more direct offensive against institutions and organizations. During this stage, the PCP-SL intensified its attacks against …
In 1988, the Provincial Federation of Mothers' Clubs of Huamanga was formed, with the participation of 270 mothers' clubs and other provincial guests. This organization emerged as a response to the problems arising from violence and represented an important organizational process for women in Ayacucho. The federation was the forerunner …
In 1980, the MIR-EM (Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria - El Militante) lost the leadership of the Defense Front of the province of Coronel Portillo. The engineer Castro Vera, from the College of Engineers, won the leadership of this organization. This loss represented a significant setback for the MIR-EM, which had …
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