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 first armed action of the PCP-SL in the Huallaga was an attack on the Forest Police post of Pucayacu in 1982. This attack took place near the Gocen-Nueva Esperanza area, which would have been the first PCP-SL nucleus in the Upper Huallaga. At the beginning of 1982, groups of …
The first subversive action of the PCP-SL in the city of Huancayo consisted of the launching of explosive charges against the police post and the district municipality of Chilca on September 1, 1980. This attack marked the beginning of the Shining Path's violent activities in Huancayo, just months after the …
The 1980 elections resulted in a clear victory for Acción Popular, which amply surpassed the required 36%. These elections were the setting, in a remote Ayacucho town called Chuschi, for the first violent action of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). This event marked the beginning of …
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