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.
Between 1993 and 1995, the defeat and disarticulation of the PCP-SL was consolidated in the central region. Its presence was reduced to some rural areas, such as the left bank of the Ene River basin in Satipo, from where it sporadically made incursions into communities in the districts of Pangoa …
On November 11, 1992, the government promulgated the Regulation on the Organization and Functions of the Self-Defense Committees. This regulation was promulgated one year after Legislative Decrees No. 740 and No. 741 of November 1991, which had established the legal framework for the recognition of the Self-Defense Committees. The regulation …
On February 8, 1992, a subversive incursion in the community of Ulcumayo, Junín, resulted in the death of 15 peasants. This event occurred in the context of 1992, when violence reached its highest peak in the central region. Dynamite attacks, blackouts, sabotage, assassinations, disappearances, extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions and guerrilla …
In 1992, violence reached its highest peak in central Peru. Dynamite bombings, blackouts, sabotage, assassinations, disappearances, extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions and guerrilla fighting became daily occurrences. Fear and anxiety gripped the population throughout the region. Among the most serious events of that year were the Ulcumayo massacre on February 8, …
Beginning in 1991, the military implemented a new detention strategy called 'la leva' in the central region of Peru. This strategy consisted of arresting all "undocumented" persons in the squares and streets, who were then transferred to the military base. Once at the military base, those who were identified were …
In June 1990, second round presidential elections were held in the central region of Peru. The Armed and Police Forces guaranteed that these elections were held in almost all the voting centers in the region, despite the context of political violence generated by the PCP-SL and the MRTA. These elections …
In November 1989 municipal elections were held, and in April and June 1990 presidential elections were held in the central region. The Armed and Police Forces guaranteed that these elections were held in almost all the voting centers in the region, despite the context of political violence in the area. …
In November 1989, municipal elections were held in the central region of Peru, in a context of intense political violence. The Armed and Police Forces guaranteed that these elections would be held in almost all voting centers in the region, despite the active presence of the PCP-SL and the MRTA …
The PCP-Sendero Luminoso called a second armed strike in the Central Region for July 27, 28 and 29, 1989. This measure was carried out in the context of the third national mining strike that would begin on August 14, 1989, and was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to generate conditions …
In the last months of 1989, the XIV Ordinary Congress of the Federation of Workers of Centromín Perú was held with the objective of discussing the labor situation of the workers. This congress was held in a context of intense political violence in the mining region, marked by PCP-SL attacks …
Between 1989 and 1991, the central region, especially the department of Junín, became another of the main scenarios of the Peruvian internal armed conflict. This period marked the expansion of the conflict into new territories, acquiring a more national character after being concentrated mainly in Ayacucho. The year 1989 represented …
On July 21, 1988, a national mining strike was held with the participation of the great majority of the mining workers, who blocked the central highway. During this demonstration there was a confrontation between members of the National Police and a small group of mothers who had joined the strike. …
On April 16, 1988, the Communist Party of Peru-Shining Path (PCP-SL) began its so-called 'ajusticiamientos' in the central region of Peru. This event marked a change in the Shining Path's strategy in the mining area, going from subtle treatment and political recruitment to direct violent actions against leaders and workers. …
In May 1987, the military and the National Police intensified patrols in the mining centers of central Peru. This intensification of military operations occurred in the context of increasing Shining Path activity in the mining area. Law enforcement continued to arbitrarily detain union leaders during these operations. This increased military …
In November 1986, a military base was installed in Quillacocha, located in Cerro de Pasco. This installation was part of the Peruvian State's military strategy to control subversive activity in the mining region of the central highlands. The base was established in a context of increasing Shining Path activity in …
Between 1986 and 1989, the mining sector in the central region of Peru experienced its most bloody period. This period was characterized by the intensification of political violence that seriously affected mining workers and the sector's economic activity. The violent actions of the PCP-SL caused millions of dollars in losses …
In 1980, when the PCP-SL began its armed struggle, the development of the media in the central region was precarious. The region had only two daily newspapers, eight medium wave radio stations and fifty radio stations, most of them informal and of district scope. There were no regional or local …
Beginning in 1975, mining workers in the central region of Peru began a new process of demonstrations and labor demands. This movement arose in response to existing labor conditions and marked the beginning of a new stage in mining union organization. The workers mainly demanded the leveling of their salaries …
In December 1965, the Tupac Amaru Front, a guerrilla column in the central region of the country, was annihilated by counterinsurgent forces. This front was part of the guerrilla movements that operated in Peru between 1965 and 1967, which arose as a result of the agrarian problem and anti-landowner peasant …
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