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 1984, at approximately noon, the Shining Path members made their first incursion into the district of Pilchaca. Not finding the local authorities at that time, the Shining Path members communicated to the entire population that all authorities should resign from their posts. This first visit marked the beginning of …
In 1981, the first Shining Path incursion was recorded in Angasmarca, where the PCP-SL totally destroyed the SAIS "José de San Martín Limitada N° 19" cooperative. A group of approximately 30 PCP-SL troops carried out this action, during which they destroyed the SAIS facilities, looted and distributed the goods among …
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