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.
In February 1993, the commanders of the 'Wacapu' and 'Vista Alegre' base committees in Otica, named Maximo and Javier, coordinated the escape of both groups from Shining Path control. The escape took place on a Sunday morning at 3 o'clock in the morning. During the escape, Javier found his brother …
On September 23, 1990, the Asháninka Self-Defense and Development Central Committee No. 1 was formally created in response to the advance of the PCP-SL in the region. This committee arose after the assassination of Asháninka leader Pablo Santoma and other leaders during the VI CART Congress, where a contingent of …
During 1990, the Asháninka Army, organized through the Asháninka Self-Defense and Development Central Committee No. 1, began patrolling the Bajo Tambo area. The same year there were several attacks against the PCP-SL Main Force, concentrated mainly in Cheni and Anapati, communities neighboring Otica. These attacks were part of the organized …
During 1990, the Asháninka Army began patrolling the Bajo Tambo area. This army was formed by the communities of Bajo Tambo under the leadership of Poyeni, in response to the advance of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the region. In the same year there were several attacks against the PCP-SL Main …
In November 1989, the PCP-SL arrived in the native Shipibo-Conibo community of Junin Pablo, coming from the hamlet of Panuco. The Shining Path's objective was to organize the population and impose their laws, asking them how their authorities behaved and explaining the norms they wanted to implement: no polygamy, no …
In mid-1989, PCP-SL made incursions into the Cashibo-Cacataibo community of Mariscal Cáceres. On that occasion they gathered the population in the school building and spoke to them about the class struggle, the "New State" they wanted to establish and asked them to organize themselves into a committee. The response of …
Since 1988, the PCP-SL made incursions into the Asháninka community of Cutivireni, where it indoctrinated the population and recruited young people. The incursions, looting, kidnappings of young people and assassinations of opponents multiplied progressively. The community of Cutivireni showed greater resistance to the advance of the PCP-SL along with the …
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