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 November 14, 1989, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) assassinated six people in Bajo Tambo as part of their repeated attacks against communities in the area. This attack took place in the context of the resistance shown by the communities of Bajo Tambo, together with Cutivireni, to the advance of the …
Approximately 500 community members from the Soras, San Pedro de Larcay and Paico districts, including men and women, organized a counter-offensive against PCP-SL members in the Soras area, reaching as far as Querobamba and Chipao. This action was a response to the Shining Path attacks that had caused more than …
In November 1983, in the community of Chungui, the traditional authorities were questioned by young PCP-SL militants. This situation led to a communal assembly where it was decided to apply public punishment to some young Shining Path members. This event reflects the growing tension between traditional communal authority structures and …
Towards the end of 1982 and the beginning of 1983, the Iquichan communities in the highlands of the province of Huanta staged a multi-communal rebellion against the Shining Path. This open confrontation was unleashed by the Shining Path and their disregard for the cultural and ethnic reality of the community. …
During the celebration of the feast of the Virgin of the Rosary in October 1982, the Shining Path PCP placed a red flag on one of the hills near Uchuraccay. The flag was torn down and burned by the president of the community, Alejandro Huamán, in an act of frontal …
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