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.
On May 5, 1991, five hooded men entered the house of Emiliano Inga Quispealaya, former lieutenant governor of Quero. The hooded men tortured Inga Quispealaya and then killed him with five bullets. This murder occurred in the context of a wave of violence perpetrated by Shining Path against local authorities …
In March 1990, the third meeting of communities of Alto and Bajo Cunas was held to organize resistance against the PCP-SL. At this meeting, the Sector Presidents of Ronda de Quero, Jarpa, Chambará and Yanacancha were appointed. This meeting was part of a process of organizing Self-Defense Committees that had …
Second meeting for the organization of peasant patrols in the Alto and Bajo Cunas area. Representatives from the annexes of Chala Alta and San Pedro de Sulcán joined the community members from Quero, Santa Rosa de Huarmitá, San Roque de Huarmitá, Chaquicocha and Usibamba who had participated in the first …
In January 1990, community members from the Quero annex, along with representatives from Santa Rosa de Huarmitá, San Roque de Huarmitá, Chaquicocha and Usibamba met on January 8, 1990 to agree to form a Self-Defense Committee and request support from the Army. This meeting took place in a context of …
Felix Damian Huaynalaya, president of the peasant community of Quero, in light of the events of November 9 and 10, 1989, urged his leaders to organize the defense against the PCP-SL. On December 22, 1989, a visit was made to the Army Headquarters to request support to organize the population …
On November 9, 1989, the PCP-SL took the town of Quero in Junin and murdered five people by slitting their throats, among them two women relatives of authorities. This attack was part of a wave of assassinations and destruction of public infrastructure that the Shining Path PCP carried out in …
One of the most shocking actions in the Alto Cunas area occurred on November 9 and 10, 1989, when the PCP-SL took the town of Quero, assassinating four villagers. This action was part of a wave of violence that included the systematic assassination of authorities and peasant leaders in the …
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