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.
The PCP-SL called an armed strike for May 17 and 18, 1994 in Metropolitan Lima. This action was part of the subversive modality of armed strikes that the PCP-SL had developed since 1989 as part of its strategy of strategic balance. On this specific occasion, the PCP-SL mixed threats with …
During an armed strike called by the PCP-SL in 1993, the subversives carried out one of their main military actions during the entire period of violence in the region. They ambushed a combined army and police caravan in the town of Los Frailones, in Huamachuco. The attack resulted in the …
On July 23, 1992, the ninth armed strike called by the PCP-SL took place. The actions began on July 16 with the car bomb that exploded in Tarata de Miraflores and harassment in different police stations, maintaining a much higher intensity than in February until the very day of the …
The "armed strike" of the Shining Path in Lima on July 22 and 23 left a tragic toll of 8 dead, 38 wounded, 5 car bombs, 13 urban transport vehicles set on fire and 23 explosive devices. This armed strike was successful and consolidated the image of "Shining Path" in …
On May 29, 1992, the eighth armed strike called by the PCP-SL took place, this time concentrated in the area of Canto Grande in Lima.
On May 16, 1992, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso decreed an armed strike that paralyzed the entire region of Huancayo. This event was part of the period of greatest violence in the Mantaro Valley (1989-1992), when the PCP-SL was implementing its V Plan to 'Develop Bases for the Conquest of Power'. The …
On February 14, 1992, the seventh armed strike called by the PCP-SL took place. This strike was preceded by a week of violent actions that began on February 7, including the explosion of a bomb at SUNAT, a car bomb at the U.S. Embassy, and the brutal assassination of neighborhood …
The People's Revolutionary Democratic Movement, a city-based organization of the PCP-SL, called for an armed strike throughout Lima on February 14. The strike was unsuccessful in the capital, however, several attacks were carried out during the day. This action was part of the intensification of attacks by the PCP-SL against …
On February 14, 1992, the PCP-SL called for an armed strike in Metropolitan Lima, during which 25 attacks were carried out in the city. The most spectacular act of that day was the blowing up of a police patrol truck in the district of Comas. This attack occurred in a …
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 …
On February 14, 1992, the Shining Path PCP called an armed strike in Lima during which 25 attacks were carried out. Among these attacks was the blowing up of a truck. During these armed strikes, the PCP-SL assassinated cab drivers to sow terror in that sector of the transport sector. …
February 9, 1992 marked a turning point in Villa El Salvador. Four days after the Huarcaya victory, there was an emergency meeting in the Industrial Park to discuss the situation. The PCP-SL had decreed an armed strike in Lima for the following day, February 14. At this meeting, María Elena …
Between 1992 and 1993 the PCP-SL called three armed strikes in the province of Barranca. These strikes were observed by the population, who were frightened by the probable attacks that could occur if they did not comply with the call. The armed strikes were part of the PCP-SL's strategy to …
During an armed strike called by the Shining Path PCP for August 17 and 18, 1991 in the city of Huamanga, the subversive organization threw explosives at street vendors who did not comply with the strike. As a result of this attack, two people died. This type of action was …
On May 29, 1991, the PCP-SL called for an armed strike in Lima through its front organization, the Revolutionary Movement for the Defense of the People (Movimiento Revolucionario de Defensa del Pueblo). Despite the call and the threats, the Lima population went out to work normally, which represented a failure …
On May 29, 1991, the sixth armed strike called by the PCP-SL took place in Lima, continuing its strategy of paralyzing the capital and demonstrating its capacity to control the population through intimidation and violence.
In April 1991, during the Second Statutory Congress of the CUAH, the Shining Pathists were politically defeated by the delegates, who agreed to organize themselves in "mass self-defense" against drug addiction, delinquency and violence. In response to this political defeat, the PCP-SL called for an armed strike on April 29-30, …
In April 1991, during the Second Statutory Congress of the Urban Self-Managed Community of Huaycán, the Shining Path PCP suffered a political defeat when the delegates agreed not to entrust their security to the PCP-SL, but to organize themselves in mass self-defense against drug addiction, delinquency and violence. In response …
On October 24, 1990, the fifth armed strike called by the PCP-SL took place, which lasted 48 hours. During this strike there was no public transportation or electricity in the capital, demonstrating the capacity of the PCP-SL to paralyze the city through intimidation.
On August 28, 1990, the PCP-SL called the fourth armed strike in protest against the package of economic measures known as the Fujishock. This strike coincided with that called by the CGTP, although with different political objectives.
The PCP-Sendero Luminoso called the fourth armed strike in Lima on August 9, 1990, in protest against the set of economic measures implemented by the government of Alberto Fujimori Fujimori. This strike was part of an ascending sequence of armed strikes that the PCP-SL organized between 1988 and 1992 in …
On July 16, 1990, the PCP-SL (Sendero Luminoso) called for an armed strike in the city of Ayacucho, which did not succeed. This attempted stoppage was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to exert territorial control and demonstrate its capacity to intimidate the civilian population. The failure of the armed strike …
On March 28, 1990, the third armed strike was held in Lima called by the PCP-SL. For the first time, public transportation completely suspended its activities due to Shining Path threats and intimidation against carriers.
The Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) called for an armed strike in the city of Lima on March 28, 1990. The armed strike failed in its attempt to paralyze the Peruvian capital. This type of action was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to demonstrate its capacity for …
On November 10, 1989, a peace march was held in the city of Huancayo. This demonstration took place precisely on the same day that a local armed strike had been called. The march represented a citizen response to the political violence affecting the country and the region at that time.
On November 3, 1989, in the midst of the campaign for the municipal elections, one of the most massive marches against the PCP-SL was organized in all the years of the internal armed conflict. The initiative to mobilize the population in the face of the threat of an armed strike …
The PCP-Sendero Luminoso called an armed strike on November 3, 1989 with the intention of boycotting the municipal elections of that day. Two days before the strike, on November 1, the PCP-SL attempted to carry out an armed march as a form of propaganda and agitation, which resulted in a …
In response to the 1989 SL armed strike, politicians of diverse political tendencies such as FREDEMO and Izquierda Unida, sectors of civil society and churches such as the Peru, Life and Peace movement, and others joined forces to call for a march with a broad message to continue confronting terror …
The PCP-Sendero Luminoso called a second armed strike in the Central Region for July 27, 28 and 29, 1989. This measure was carried out in the context of the third national mining strike that would begin on August 14, 1989, and was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to generate conditions …
On July 26, 1989, there was an armed strike called by the Shining Path PCP in the city of Huancayo that was particularly violent. This strike was observed throughout the city and was part of a staggered strategy that included consumer strikes (July 1 and 2), a transport strike (July …
The PCP-SL (Shining Path) called an armed strike in the city of Lima on July 20, 1989. Despite the terrorist attacks on the capital that day, the armed strike failed in its attempt to paralyze the city. This type of action was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to demonstrate its …
The PCP-Sendero Luminoso called a class-struggle armed strike on July 20, 1989 in Lima, as part of a strategy to increase its presence in the capital and force the radicalization of the trade union movement. This strike was organized through organizations such as the Comité de Lucha de Obreros y …
On July 20, 1989, the first class-struggle armed strike took place in Lima, called by the PCP-SL. This strike marked an escalation in the Shining Path strategy of paralyzing the capital through intimidation and violence against public transport and other services.
Members of the PCP-SL murdered 14 peasants for not complying with an 'armed strike' called by the subversive organization. This event occurred days after the PCP-SL destroyed electrical towers and caused a blackout in the city, carrying out 13 detonations in several areas as part of the imposition of the …
On May 16, 1989, an armed strike took place in the city of Huancavelica. This event took place in the midst of a series of strikes called in the region, days after President Alan García Pérez traveled to Huancayo to call on the population to overcome fear. The armed strike …
On May 11, 1989, the Army and the National Police intervened twice at the National University of Central Peru (UNCP) in search of terrorist elements. The intervention took place due to the distribution of flyers announcing an armed strike on the 10th, 11th and 12th in the department of Junin. …
On May 11, 1989, the Army and the National Police intervened twice at the National University of Central Peru in search of terrorist elements. The intervention took place due to the distribution of flyers announcing an armed strike on the 10th, 11th and 12th in the department of Junin. In …
The PCP-SL called regional armed strikes in May and June 1989 which paralyzed all activities and prevented the normal supply of products to the capital. The strike with the greatest impact was carried out on May 10, 11 and 12 in the departments of Junín, Pasco and Huánuco. On May …
The Peruvian Army (EP) and the Peruvian National Police (PNP) twice raided the Universidad Nacional del Centro in the department of Junín. The interventions were carried out in search of possible subversives. The military and police action was motivated by the distribution of flyers announcing an armed strike scheduled for …
In the months of May and June 1989, the PCP-SL called regional "armed strikes" which paralyzed all activities and prevented the normal supply of products to the capital. The strike with the greatest impact was carried out on May 10, 11 and 12 in the departments of Junin, Pasco and …
On February 18, 1989, the PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path) called for a one-week general strike in the department of Ayacucho. According to the report, the strike was carried out during the first days of the called week. This type of armed strike was a frequent tactic …
On February 2, 1989, the Shining Path PCP called the first armed strike in the entire city of Lima. This event marked an escalation in the subversive strategy of bringing armed conflict to the nation's capital. The armed strike was part of a broader strategy of the PCP-SL to expand …
On January 19, 1989, the PCP Shining Path called the first armed strike on the Central Highway. This event was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to intensify its presence in Lima and the industrial zones, seeking to develop the confrontation of the union movement with the forces of law and …
On January 19, 1989, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso called and carried out the first armed strike in Lima, specifically in the area of the Central Highway. This armed strike strategically coincided with the First Congress of the United Left that was being held in Huampaní, with the political objective of competing …
On January 19, 1989, the second class strike called by the PCP-SL took place on Avenida Argentina, as part of its strategy to establish a presence in the industrial zones of Lima and radicalize the trade union movement.
In 1989, in the province of Bolognesi, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso set fire to a TRANVICSA bus that was traveling between Chiquián and Aquia. During the attack, the hikers murdered Isaac Carmen, who was the owner of the vehicle. The murder was in retaliation for not having complied with …
Beginning with the armed strike of 1989, the PCP-SL began to kill traqueteros, supposedly for having disobeyed the order not to buy drugs, although in practice there was never a lack of justifications for eliminating the drug dealers. The prohibitions on the purchase/sale and transport of drugs were implemented through …
The Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) carried out an armed strike in the department of Junin on December 20, 1988. This event took place in a context of worsening Shining Path violence in the Junin region during that month. The armed strike was part of the PCP-SL's …
Between September 27 and 29, 1988, a 72-hour strike was held on the Central Highway, which coincided with the beginning of the armed actions of the PCP-SL in that area. This strike marked the beginning of a series of armed strikes that the PCP-SL would organize in Lima in the …
The PCP-Sendero Luminoso called a second armed strike through the Popular Revolutionary Democratic Movement (MRDP) on September 27, 28 and 29, 1988, with the specific objective of boycotting the municipal elections scheduled for that month. This armed strike was part of an ascending sequence of actions that the PCP-SL implemented …
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