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.
A group of MRTA assaulted the Santa Rosa parish in Tacna and took a mimeograph. This assault is part of the MRTA's actions of stealing materials and equipment from Church institutions. Unlike Sendero Luminoso, the MRTA was looking more for rapprochement and infiltration than direct attack.
On August 4, 1985, Dionicia Villaroel Villanueva was arrested by Army troops at the home of Víctor Curo Pariona in Huanta. The arrest was related to the previous arrest of her husband Marino Suárez Huamaní, who had been accused of participating in subversive meetings. The soldiers asked her about a …
An emerretista commando took over the Historical Museum of Huaura and recovered a silver replica of San Martin's sword, the original flag with which he proclaimed the independence of Peru, the Order of the Sun Decoration and the original of San Martin's Proclamation. With this symbolic gesture, the MRTA sought …
The Escorpio group carried out operations of annihilation, robberies and assaults of commercial houses in Ayacucho between 1984-85 and mid-1990. These operations were directed by Captain EP Martin Rivas, who responded to personal interests and operated in collusion with his commandos, taking advantage of the impunity granted by his membership …
In Arequipa, 1,200 dynamite cartridges are stolen. This theft was described by the press as part of the beginning of terrorist acts in the country. The incident demonstrated the capacity of subversive groups to obtain explosive material that would be used in later attacks.
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