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.
In February 1984, the Marines considered Pampacancha sufficiently well organized and withdrew to train another community. When the Marines withdrew again in April 1984, Sendero Luminoso, with the support of hundreds of poorly armed peasants, launched a new devastating attack against Pampacancha. In this attack 40 men and women were …
In February 1984, the Marines considered Pampacancha sufficiently well organized and withdrew to train another community. When the Marines withdrew again in April 1984, Shining Path, with the support of hundreds of poorly armed peasants, launched a new devastating attack against Pampacancha. In this attack, which occurred in August 1984, …
In February 1984, the Marines, known as 'los navales', withdrew from the community of Pampacancha after deeming it sufficiently well organized to defend itself. The navy had been training the community in the organization of Civil Defense Committees. After their withdrawal, they returned again in April 1984 to train another …
Following the withdrawal of the marines from Pampacancha, a Shining Path incursion attacked the strategic village that concentrated people from the communities of Huanccacancha, Sacsahuillca, Mutuypata, Culluchaca and Yanasraccay. The attack resulted in 40 dead. The PCP-SL managed to infiltrate, divide and defeat the self-defense groups that had been organized …
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