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 Puerto Alegre Self-Defense Committee (CAD) was formed on March 21, 1991, with logistical and technical advice from the Peruvian Navy. This CAD played a fundamental role in the counter-subversive struggle and in the defeat of PCP-SL in Lake Imiria and in some areas of the Tamaya River, due to …
In 1991, the native communities of the area, particularly the Shipibo-Conibo of Lake Imiria, decided to join the Self-Defense Committee (CAD) of the hamlet of Puerto Alegre as a sub-base to combat subversion. This decision was made after PCP-Sendero Luminoso repeatedly tried to impose its laws and organize committees in …
During the 1990 elections, Shining Path supporters stationed themselves on an esplanade near Puerto Alegre to prevent, under threat of death, the inhabitants of Tamaya and Imiria from going to Masisea to vote. This action was part of the PCP-SL's territorial control strategy in the area, which had established Open …
On November 4, 1989, the Main Force (FP) of the Alto Huallaga of PCP-SL raided Puerto Alegre, one day after its incursion in Masisea. During this action, PCP-SL imposed its organization and established Open Popular Committees and Organized Committees in all the hamlets along the Tamaya River and Imiria Lake. …
At the end of 1989, the PCP-SL appeared in the Tamaya River and Imiria Lake. The Main Force of the Upper Huallaga made incursions into all the hamlets, imposing its organization and establishing Open Popular Committees and Organized Committees. The PCP-SL entered Puerto Alegre on November 4, 1989, one day …
Puerto Alegre was founded on June 24, 1940 by Brazilian settlers who gathered in this hamlet. The hamlet is located in a strategic position near Lake Imiria and the Tamaya River. During the internal armed conflict, in 1991, the population of Puerto Alegre decided to form a Self-Defense Committee (CAD) …
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