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 1992, union leader Donato Bernal was murdered in La Oroya. His body was found dead near the Club Peruano neighborhood with a bullet in his head. This assassination occurred in a context of violence against union leaders in the mining region, where both the PCP-SL and the forces of …
After more than two months of duration, the mining strike and the medical strike in Peru ended simultaneously. This event occurred in the context of the Alan Garcia Perez administration and amid intense political and social tensions. The end of these strikes is mentioned in connection with debates about the …
On April 7, 1989, the PCP-SL dynamited locomotive No. 32 of the Centromín Perú company in Cerro de Pasco. This attack paralyzed the transfer of ore from the Cerro de Pasco unit to the La Oroya smelter. The attack was part of a series of violent actions by the PCP-SL …
On February 13, 1989, in Lima, a paramilitary group assassinated mining leader Saúl Cantoral Huamaní and social worker Consuelo García. This crime occurred in the context of the political violence affecting the mining sector in the central region of Peru. The murder took place during a period of intense repression …
On October 17, 1988, an indefinite national strike of mining and metallurgical workers began in Peru. This strike took place in a context of political violence where the PCP-SL (Shining Path) had been carrying out attacks against mining infrastructure and assassinating union leaders who opposed the stoppages. On the same …
Johan was a PCP-SL leader operating in the Cerro de Pasco area. He had returned from Huanuco with 'Piter' to carry out violent acts in the region. Between 1983 and 1985, Johan led professors from the Daniel Alcides Carrión University in Shining Path activities, including recruitment of mining leaders and …
In July 1986, a Shining Path column commanded by comrades "Nelly" and "Hernan" entered the Vinchos mining center in Cerro de Pasco. The Shining Path members shot and killed the mine manager, assistant manager and superintendent. Subsequently, they dynamited the mining center's concentrator plant. This attack was part of the …
On March 19, 1986, mine workers marched in Cerro de Pasco to demand approval of the list of demands. During the demonstration, a shot was fired at one of the demonstrators. The demonstrators and the military reacted immediately and managed to capture Florentino Cecones, who was identified as the author …
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 April 1985, mining leader Demetrio Martínez was assassinated with a bullet to the head. He had proposed on several occasions that the mining company Centromín Perú grant a special bonus and medical benefits to cover the consequences of the chemical reagents used by the workers in the extraction of …
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