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.
Supreme Decree 018-91-AG, known as the 'counter-reform', was published, allowing peasant and associative companies to freely decide on the business model that best suited them. This governmental measure sought to reactivate the agrarian sector through a new provision that substantially modified the previous agrarian reform. The decree was part of …
Alberto Fujimori's government issued supreme decrees with the first 14 measures to reform the Peruvian State and foreign trade in March 1991. In April 1991, the government continued to decree measures linked to the so-called structural reform, which included the end of the monopoly of state-owned enterprises, the liberalization of …
On July 10, 1990, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the SAIS Sollocota in the province of Azángaro, department of Puno, killing 7 peasants. This attack was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to destroy the associative enterprises created by the agrarian reform, in opposition to the peasant mobilizations that sought the democratic …
The Board of Directors of Transitory Administration and Dissolution and Liquidation of SAIS-Cahuide tried unsuccessfully to resolve the land conflict in the courts. In 1990, it issued a resolution explaining that since the dissolution of SAIS-Cahuide had been agreed upon in 1988, the respective transfer of ownership and possession of …
The province of Oyón was created in the midst of the internal armed conflict in 1990. Prior to the implementation of the Agrarian Reform, there were some large estates in the province, mostly cattle ranches, coexisting with communal territories. According to the 1993 Census, the province had 17,279 inhabitants. The …
In May 1989, the PCP-SL set fire to the SAIS 'La Pauca', one of the last associative enterprises in the San Marcos region. This attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy of systematic liquidation of the associative enterprises created during the Agrarian Reform. The destruction of La Pauca was …
In January 1989, the communities that were members of SAIS Cahuide formed multi-communal companies on the right bank of the Mantaro River. This process was the result of the liquidation of SAIS Cahuide, approved at the general assembly of partners in May 1988 and ratified on December 29, 1988. The …
In 1989, an armed group of Shining Path guerrillas destroyed the Huagal cheese plant in San Marcos province. As part of the PCP-SL's strategy of liquidating associative enterprises, the attackers distributed the cattle and land among the members and set fire to the machinery. This attack was part of a …
On December 29, 1988, an assembly ratified the liquidation of Sociedad Agraria de Interés Social (SAIS) Cahuide, the largest peasant enterprise in the department of Junín and the entire country created by the agrarian reform. This decision came after years of economic crisis that began in 1976, with a drastic …
On May 10, 1987, the PCP-SL called a general assembly at the Jocos Cooperative in Cachachi, taking advantage of the celebration of San Isidro. Two months later, in July 1987, Luis Paredes took over the management of the cooperative, apparently following the directives of the PCP-SL, and proceeded to parcel …
In May 1988, a general assembly of members approved the "restructuring" of SAIS Cahuide, the largest peasant enterprise in the department of Junín and the entire country created by the agrarian reform. This decision came about as a result of the economic crisis that had affected the company since 1976, …
In 1988, the dissolution of SAIS-Cahuide was agreed after years of conflicts and attacks suffered by the organization since 1983. The Board of Directors of Transitional Administration and Dissolution and Liquidation of SAIS-Cahuide tried unsuccessfully to resolve the conflicts in the courts. In 1990, the Board issued a resolution explaining …
Rallies were held in the cities of Ayaviri and Azángaro with the participation of more than 2,000 peasants. During these events, land was distributed. These rallies took place in the context of the peasant mobilizations for the recovery of land that had been taking place in the department of Puno …
On May 19, 1987, 172 peasant communities recovered more than 360,000 hectares in all provinces of the department of Puno. This action was organized by the Departmental Federation of Peasants of Puno between January and June 1987, in response to the slowness of APRA officials in implementing the restructuring of …
During the process of land seizures in the department of Puno, 300 peasants were arrested in the towns of Ayaviri and Azángaro. This event occurred in the context of a massive land occupation where approximately 12,000 peasant families occupied some 100,000 hectares in six provinces: Azángaro, Melgar, Carabaya, Huancané, Lampa …
Between January and June 1987, the Departmental Federation of Peasants of Puno decided to 'recuperate land' in all the provinces of the department, in response to the slowness of APRA officials in implementing the restructuring of associative enterprises. On May 19, 1987, 172 peasant communities recovered more than 360,000 hectares …
On September 19, 1986, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the SAIS Huayna Capac in Muñani. This attack was part of a series of violent actions carried out between September 18 and 21, 1986 in the province of Azángaro. During these days, the PCP-SL also kidnapped 20 peasant delegates in Azángaro, assassinated …
The Rimanakuy was celebrated with representatives of 473 communities and 230 Puno communities that attended the government's call. Dozens more came from the neighboring departments of Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna. Gathered in 19 working commissions, the participants discussed various aspects of the community problems. Restructuring was the topic that aroused …
The Third Congress of the Departmental Federation of Farmers of Puno (FDCP) was held with the attendance of 850 delegates from all over the department. The congress approved that the associative companies be immediately intervened with the participation of community and FDCP representatives. It was agreed that all associative property …
In his National Holiday message to the nation, President Alan Garcia announced that 1'100,000 hectares would be distributed among the communities of Puno. This announcement far exceeded the 744,000 hectares that the Bravo Mejía commission had recommended to restructure. The measure created a new situation and great expectations among the …
A new departmental strike took place in Puno. In Ayaviri, a gigantic rally organized by the Single Federation of Peasants of Melgar (FUCAM) demanded the acceleration of agrarian restructuring. The land movement achieved an appreciable degree of legitimacy with the renewed support of the church and trade and professional organizations …
On June 17, 1986, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated 7 people who were taken to the Wakauta farm, belonging to the Kunurama Rural Social Property Company (ERPS). This event occurred in the context of a PCP-SL offensive in Puno that had begun in May 1986, which included multiple attacks against the …
On June 3, 1986, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso burned the SAIS Union headquarters in Azángaro and distributed the cattle among the population. This attack was part of a systematic campaign by the PCP-SL against the associative companies created by the agrarian reform, which they considered an expression of a semi-feudal society …
In June 1986, the PCP-SL attacked the Huacauta power plant in the province of Azángaro. This attack marked the beginning of active incursions by Shining Path columns in the area, which sought to lead peasant mobilizations for land. According to Ricardo Vega, it was after the March 1986 restructuring decree …
In May 1986, the PCP-SL began an offensive in the department of Puno that started on May 5 with an attack against the Secretary General of the PAP in Ayaviri. During this offensive, the subversive group burned the Cayacayani farm, belonging to SAIS San José, and also set fire to …
In the context of the struggle for land since December 1985, there was a sharp competition for the leadership of the peasant movement between the PCP-SL and the pro-peasant communal front. Faced with the refusal of the leaders of the United Federation of Peasants of Azángaro and Melgar (FUCAM) to …
Alan Garcia's government issued Supreme Decrees 005 and 006, which initiated the restructuring of associative agrarian companies in Puno. A commission would determine within 120 days the amount of land that should revert to the state for subsequent adjudication to the peasant communities. This measure sought to address the land …
On February 7, 1986, the President of the Republic, Alan Garcia, announced in a message to the nation the "restructuring and resizing of the associative enterprises". This announcement came a little more than a month after nearly 4,000 peasants from the districts of Santa Rosa and Macarí peacefully initiated the …
The Andean Trapezoid plan, promoted by the government, was explained in February 1986. However, the plan barely included proposals to coordinate and harmonize the heterogeneous projects, programs and actions that a series of state entities were developing in that territorial area. This explanation was given in a context of peasant …
On January 10, 1986, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out an attack against the Agricultural Societies of Social Interest (SAIS) San José and Illari in the department of Puno. Five people were killed in this attack. This attack was part of a wider offensive by the PCP-SL in Puno that continued …
The PCP-SL carried out an attack against the SAIS San José and the SAIS Illari in the province of Azángaro. During the raid, the attackers killed 5 people. As part of the action, they blew up the bridge connecting these associative companies with the city of Azángaro. This attack was …
In 1986, armed confrontations took place in the former Cochabamba farm, which was part of the SAIS Tahuantinsuyo in the province of Sánchez Carrión (Huamachuco). This event is framed in the context of the violence generated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the region, where the Agricultural Societies of Social Interest …
On December 22, 1985, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the facilities of the SAIS (Sociedad Agraria de Interés Social) Túpac Amaru. During the subversive incursion, they burned seven vehicles and set fire to the SAIS facilities. This attack was part of a systematic campaign by the PCP-SL against the …
On December 13, 1985, about 4,000 peasants from the districts of Santa Rosa and Macarí, led by the Melgar Peasant Unitary Federation, peacefully initiated the recovery of 10,000 hectares of the Rural Enterprise of Social Property "Kunurana". This action triggered one of the most important peasant mobilizations in the history …
In December 1985, land seizures began, triggering one of the most important peasant mobilizations in the history of Puno, leading to a new agrarian reform. On December 13, 1985, about 4,000 peasants from the districts of Santa Rosa and Macari, led by the United Federation of Peasants of Melgar, peacefully …
In August 1985, the United Federation of Peasants of Melgar (FUCAM) decided to promote the 'disaffiliation of estates' in order to break the unity of the associative enterprises that had emerged from the Agrarian Reform. This strategy was part of the process of 'democratic restructuring' of the land that sought …
In 1985, most of the Agricultural Societies of Social Interest (SAIS) and Agricultural Production Cooperatives (CAP) in small plots were dissolved. This process occurred after a period of economic and administrative crisis of these associative enterprises created during the Agrarian Reform. The dissolution of these business structures was used by …
The PCP-SL began an offensive by destroying the SAIS Quenamari in San Antón, Azángaro province. This action was part of a broader campaign that included the capture of the towns of Chupa and Azángaro in the same province. The attack on SAIS Quenamari was part of the Shining Path strategy …
The Unified Mariateguist Party (PUM) was founded in 1984 from the process of unity of the so-called new left. The party proposed to adapt Marxism-Leninism to the Peruvian reality. Its proposal for the department of Puno included the democratic restructuring of the land, the construction of the San Gaban hydroelectric …
In 1984, Chincheros, which was a district of Andahuaylas, became a province incorporating the districts of Huaccana, Ongoy, Ocobamba, Chincheros, Cocharcas, Uranmarca and Anco Huallo. This new province was established in a context of intense peasant mobilization and internal armed conflict. During the 1970s, Andahuaylas was a major focus of …
The second congress of the Departmental Federation of Puno Peasants (FDCP) was held in September 1983. At this congress, drought and land scarcity dominated the agenda. Although official documents maintained the idea of a 'concerted restructuring' of the land, in practice land seizures 'were the order of the day'. This …
The PCP-SL experienced a first moment of advance in the area of the SAIS Cahuide between 1983 and 1984, coinciding with its withdrawal from the area of Manta and Vilcas (Huancavelica) in 1983 when a military base was installed. The first PCP-SL incursion into SAIS Cahuide took place in December …
On August 24, 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the ERPS (Empresa Rural de Propiedad Social) Oxani, which belonged to the SAIS Sollocota, located in the province of Azángaro, department of Puno. This attack was part of the initial actions of the PCP-SL in the department of Puno during the period …
On January 14, 1982, the PCP-SL raided the Chingol Cooperative, located in Chuquibamba, Cachachi district, Cajabamba province. During this raid, the Shining Pathists destroyed the cooperative's infrastructure. This event was part of the PCP-SL's initial strategy in the region to liquidate the associative enterprises created by the Agrarian Reform, taking …
In 1981, during the first wave of PCP-Sendero Luminoso violence in the province of Santiago de Chuco, members of the main Shining Path Shining Path forces carried out selective assassinations as part of their strategy to destroy the agrarian cooperatives. In SAIS San José, the Shining Path killed the administrator …
In 1981, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out assassinations in the SAIS Tahuantinsuyo, located in the province of Santiago de Chuco. According to the report, the PCP-SL assassinated more than 6 people in this Agricultural Society of Social Interest. This event is part of the initial strategy of the PCP-SL to …
In 1981, the first Shining Path incursion was recorded in Angasmarca, where the PCP-SL totally destroyed the SAIS cooperative 'José de San Martín Limitada N° 19', which had been one of the largest farms in Santiago de Chuco and had been converted into SAIS in 1972. The Shining Path group, …
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 …
SAIS Cahuide, the largest peasant enterprise in Peru created by the agrarian reform, experienced a dramatic reduction in its income beginning in 1979. The drastic drop in sales of livestock production and sheep wool was a determining factor in this reduction. In 1979 it had reached its highest profits in …
The Departmental Federation of Peasants of Puno (FDCP) was founded on December 17, 1978 in San Juan de Salinas, province of Azángaro. This organization assumed the responsibility of leading the process of 'democratic restructuring' of land in the department of Puno. The FDCP emerged in a context of frustration among …
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