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 November 1991, the March 'Against Hunger and Terror' took place, led by the leaders María Elena Moyano and Emma Hilario, among others. This march took place in a context of intensified threats and attacks by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso against the leaders of women's grassroots organizations. The march was an …
The Front for the Defense of the Interests of the People of Loreto called a 24-hour regional civic strike to protest the signing of the oil contract with Texas Crude in the Pacaya Samiria reserve. The strike was successfully observed by the region's population. This mobilization took place in the …
In May 1991, an indefinite strike of SUTEP (Sindicato Unitario de Trabajadores en la Educación del Perú) began, together with health workers and national university workers. The strike lasted several months, significantly affecting the country's education sector. The government declared a state of emergency in the education sector in July …
The General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP) called a general strike during August 1990, in the context of the recently initiated government of Alberto Fujimori. The strike had little acceptance among the population and did not succeed in paralyzing the country's activities. This strike took place at a time of …
The General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP) called and carried out a general strike on December 1, 1988. This strike took place in the context of an economic and political crisis during the government of Alan García Pérez. The strike was part of the multiple protests and union mobilizations that …
On October 13, 1988, the peasants of the Callejón de Huaylas began a strike to demand lower prices for agricultural inputs. This mobilization took place in the context of a serious national economic crisis and coincided with a national strike called by the CGTP in protest against the economic measures …
On September 22, 1988, a march of empty pots was held in Lima as a popular protest against the economic measures announced by the government. This demonstration was part of a series of protests that arose after Minister Abel Salinas Eyzaguirre announced new economic measures on September 8. The march …
On December 1 and 2, 1987, a national agrarian strike was called by the National Agrarian Unitary Council (CUNA). This agrarian mobilization took place in the context of a year marked by intense political violence and economic crisis, including the government's decision to devalue the national currency by an average …
On May 19, 1987, a national strike was called by the General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP). According to the CVR report, this measure of force was moderately successful. The strike took place in the context of political and social tensions of the Alan Garcia Perez administration, in a year …
The peasant sector initiated the II National Agrarian Strike in February 1984. This strike took place in a context of growing social mobilization that also included student protests that had culminated that same month. The agrarian strike was part of a series of sectoral mobilizations against the policies of Fernando …
On June 14, 1983, the Unitary Union of Education Workers of Peru (SUTEP) carried out a national strike that was described as successful. This mobilization took place in a context of growing social conflict and political violence in the country. The teachers' strike was one of the multiple union protests …
On May 11, 1983, the First National Agrarian Unitary Congress began, an event of great importance for the peasant sector of the country. During this congress, the participants severely criticized the agrarian policy of Fernando Belaunde Terry's government. This event took place in a context of growing protests and social …
On March 10, 1983, a 24-hour national strike was held in rejection of the economic policies of Fernando Belaunde Terry's government. This strike was successful and represented the largest work stoppage that had taken place in the two and a half years of the Belaunde government. The protest reflected the …
On March 10, 1983, a 24-hour national strike was held in rejection of the economic policies of Fernando Belaunde Terry's government. This strike was successful and was the largest mobilization that had taken place in the two and a half years of the Belaunde government. The strike showed the generalized …
The national strike of July 19, 1977 represented the most critical moment of the massive protests against the military government of Morales Bermudez throughout the country. The main aspects of the mobilizations were centralized organization, mobilization and marches in the center of the cities, strike of public employees (mainly teachers), …
In July 1977 there was a national strike that represented the rise of social protests in the face of the serious national and international economic crisis accentuated between 1973 and 1978. This strike was one of the factors that led the Armed Forces to opt for allowing the return to …
In March 1976, the inhabitants of Ate-Vitarte mobilized in support of the workers of the FAM factory. This mobilization was part of a broader context of popular protests during the military regime, where the interests of the slum dwellers were articulated with the demands of the labor movement. The action …
On May 1, 1973, more than 2,000 peasants took to the streets of Andahuaylas demanding the full application of the agrarian reform. This massive mobilization was motivated by the slow and prolonged process of land allocation and adjudication established by Law No. 17716, which exacerbated the peasant population. The protest …
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