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.
Before the autogolpe (self-coup) on April 5, 1992, mayors from Carabayllo, Ventanilla, San Juan de Lurigancho, and Villa El Salvador issued a statement proposing the formation of 'Councils of pacification and development with civil power.' This period was marked by significant political turmoil and conflict, with Villa El Salvador being …
On May 29, 1989, Professor Marcial Capeletti was assassinated in Ayacucho, Peru, while teaching a class. Capeletti, a member of the ruling Partido Aprista and former head of the Corporación Departamental de Desarrollo, was shot by unidentified assailants. His murder occurred amidst internal conflicts within the Partido Aprista, which was …
Pedro Moreno, the aprista governor, was assassinated on 19 February 1987 in the district of Independencia during the tenure of Esther Moreno, the IU mayor. This event heightened the existing conflict in the district, which stemmed from disputes over land allocation in the 'Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre' settlement, …
In Puno, Peru, the agrarian reform process led to significant conflict following the announcement on 28 July 1986 and the distribution of 600,000 hectares of land. The process was marked by disputes over land allocation, with beneficiaries expressing dissatisfaction and engaging in desperate mobilization for communal recognition. The situation was …
Jesús Manuel Oropeza Chonta, a campesino leader and member of the Partido Socialista Revolucionario, was embroiled in a political and legal conflict with the Puza Silva family, local landowners in Utecc. The dispute centered around the control of community lands following the agrarian reform. Oropeza faced unfounded accusations of terrorism, …
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