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-depth interview with a Shining Path militant who was imprisoned in October 2002. The interviewee described aspects of the Shining Path organization and its methods of social control. In her testimony, she explained how the Shining Path took on the functions of justice in areas where there were no state …
The testimony recounts the murder of a cousin in Santo Tomás, Chumbivilcas, Cuzco. The witness recounts the traumatic impact this murder had on her son, who witnessed the death of his sister and was completely disappointed. The young man barely finished high school and then did not want to continue …
Interview with Saturnina Figueroa, widow of Severino Huáscar Morales Ccente, in the community of Uchuraccay. Severino Morales was identified in Shining Path documents as 'commissary of the Popular Committee of Uchuraccay' and was locally responsible for the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the community. The interview is part of the CVR's investigations …
In 2000, 16 Quechua-speaking deaths and disappearances were reported. The Shining Path PCP was responsible for 8 victims, State Agents for 2, CADS for 1, and 5 cases were attributed to undetermined perpetrators or others. This year marks the end of the period analyzed by the CVR.
On December 12, 1999, an armed confrontation took place in Alto Sonaveni, district of Satipo, province of Junin, between peasant ronderos and militants of Sendero Rojo (PCP-SL faction). During the confrontation, two ronderos were shot and wounded. This incident occurred in the context of the residual presence of the PCP-SL …
On November 28, 1999, there was an armed confrontation between members of the Peruvian Army and militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the area of Alto Sanoven, district of Satipo. The combat resulted in the death of 2 military personnel and 4 subversives. This confrontation occurred in the context of …
Members of the PCP-SL ambush and assassinate four officers and a non-commissioned officer of the Peruvian Army in Satipo, Junín. This attack demonstrates that, despite the capture of the main Shining Path leaders, elements of the PCP-SL continued to operate and carry out violent actions against the forces of law …
Oscar Ramirez Duran, known by the pseudonym 'comrade Feliciano', was captured by the police on July 14, 1999 in the district of Cochas, a few kilometers from the city of Huancayo. Ramirez Duran had been designated as secretary and political commander of the Central Regional Committee of the PCP-SL since …
Oscar Ramirez Durand, alias Feliciano, was captured in Jauja, although the circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear. Feliciano was one of the main leaders of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso after the capture of Abimael Guzman. His capture represents a major blow against the subversive organization.
Oscar Ramirez Duran, known as "comrade Feliciano", was captured by the police in July 1999. His capture marked the definitive end of the PCP-SL's operational capacity in the central region, specifically in the area of Satipo where the group maintained a presence on the left bank of the Ene River …
Oscar Ramirez Durand, known as 'Feliciano', was captured in July 1999. Feliciano was one of the main leaders of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso who opposed the Peace Accord proposed by Abimael Guzmán in 1993, leading the faction that intended to continue the armed struggle. His capture was presented by Alberto Fujimori …
Oscar Ramirez Duran Feliciano, subversive leader of the Shining Path PCP, was captured in July 1999. His capture represented a significant blow to the subversive columns operating under his command. This mobility of the subversive forces was definitively lost with his arrest. Ramirez Duran had led actions in the central …
After a huge and well-publicized military operation to surround him, the dissident Shining Path leader Oscar Ramírez Durand, Feliciano, who had rejected Abimael Guzmán's peace agreement proposal and kept the people's war initiated in 1980, was captured near the city of Huancayo. Ramirez Durand was the last of the top …
Oscar Ramírez Duran, known as 'Feliciano', a Shining Path leader of the PCP-SL, was captured in July 1999. His capture represented a definitive blow to the PCP-SL in the central jungle, which until then had maintained a presence on the left bank of the Ene river basin, from where it …
The PCP-SL ambushed a private van in the Río Frío sector, killing 3 members of an alleged paramilitary group known as Alfa (which would have been made up of police, Peruvian army and repentant soldiers) and 3 other civilians, as well as a soldier. The van was destroyed by gunshots …
In 1999, 33 Quechua-speaking deaths and disappearances were recorded. The Shining Path PCP was responsible for 18 victims, State agents for 5, and 10 cases were attributed to undetermined perpetrators or others.
Carmen Marcelino Sandoval Loayza was arrested in Curgos, Santiago de Chuco, accused of being a suspected Shining Path member. This arrest took place in her home, the same place where in 1986 there had been a confrontation between the Peruvian National Police and five members of the PCP-SL. In that …
On April 20, Pedro Domingo Quinteros, considered the number two in the hierarchy of the Central Emergency Committee of the PCP-SL, was captured. His capture represents an important blow to the command structure of the PCP-SL in the period following the capture of Abimael Guzmán.
In 1998, 43 Quechua-speaking deaths and disappearances were reported. The Shining Path PCP was responsible for 22 victims, State Agents for 11, CADS for 2, and 8 cases were attributed to undetermined or other perpetrators.
On November 4, the PCP-SL kidnaps and murders Cleto Muñoz, councilman of the municipality of Santa Lucía, in the province of Lampa (Puno). This murder is part of the PCP-SL strategy of attacking local authorities in rural areas.
Nancy Segura Haro was a leader of a welfare organization in Huanuco who was assassinated in 1997. Her death was part of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso offensive against women leaders of popular and grassroots organizations throughout the country. She was one of many women leaders working in aid organizations who were …
In 1997, 50 Quechua-speaking deaths and disappearances were recorded. The Shining Path PCP was responsible for 28 victims, State agents for 7, CADS for 2, and 13 cases were attributed to undetermined or other perpetrators.
In 1997, the Shining Path PCP carried out a new attack on the town of Aucayacu, in the department of San Martin. This attack was part of the subversive actions that continued in the Huallaga region after 1992, although with less intensity than in previous years. During the confrontation, more …
José Hilario Picón, called 'comrade Manco', one of the most important Sendero leaders who had control in Monzón, was killed by the highway police. The Shining Path members had arrived in Puente Durand at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, gathered the population in the small evangelical church and tied up …
In August 1996, the police managed to capture Camilo Santos Vera, also known as Pedro Sánchez Flores or "Camilo", in the city of Cajabamba. This police intervention was the result of police intelligence work, where the information provided by some repentants was crucial. The capture of this important Shining Path …
In August 1996, ninety subversives of the Shining Path PCP took the town of Aucayacu and attacked the police post. This attack was part of a series of PCP-SL actions in the region that demonstrated their ability to mobilize large contingents, despite the general decline in subversive activity following the …
In June 1996, forty subversives of the Shining Path PCP took the town of Marona. This attack was part of a series of incursions that demonstrated that the PCP-SL still had the capacity to mobilize large contingents in the region, despite being in a period of decline following the capture …
On May 14, 1996, there was an armed confrontation between members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and peasant patrols in the town of Santo Domingo, located in the Conchucos area. The confrontation resulted in the death of two hikers. This event occurred in the context of the decline of Shining Path …
In May 1996, at midday, the military surrounded a group of villagers who had been held captive by the PCP-SL. The military arrived on foot and by helicopter to carry out the encirclement operation. The captive villagers were in precarious conditions, with sick people among them and food shortages. This …
Three members of the PCP-SL assassinated Pascuala Rosado Olivera, popular leader and leader of Huaycán. The assassination of this community leader is part of the PCP-SL's strategy to eliminate social leaders who do not align themselves with their political project.
Dora Huamán Meza was a leader of a welfare organization in Huanuco who was murdered in 1996. According to CVR records, the alleged perpetrators of her death were the PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path). Her case is part of the systematic offensive by the PCP-SL against the …
In 1996, 66 Quechua-speaking deaths and disappearances were reported. The Shining Path PCP was responsible for 40 victims, State Agents for 13, CADS for 4, MRTA for 1, and 8 cases were attributed to undetermined perpetrators or others.
In August 1995, there was an armed confrontation between the PCP-SL and the Quispincancha Self-Defense Committee (CAD), in the district of Iguain, province of Huanta. This event occurred in the context of the final phase of the internal armed conflict in the region. The confrontation is part of the history …
On June 5, 1995, the DINCOTE captured 14 members of the Northern Regional Committee of the PCP-SL in Trujillo, dealing a decisive blow against the Shining Path structure in the region. Among those captured was Juana Perez, 'La Gringa', 28 years old, leader of the Regional Command who had directed …
On June 5, 1995, the DINCOTE captured 14 members of the Northern Regional Committee of the PCP-SL in Trujillo, in a decisive blow against the Shining Path structure in the region. Among those captured were Juana Perez, known as 'La Gringa', 28 years old, leader of the Regional Command, who …
On May 27, 1995, Leodoro Guevara Flores, who was the head of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) in the province of Santiago de Chuco, was captured. This capture took place in the context of a counter-subversive offensive that included enhanced police intelligence work and had achieved …
On May 10, 1995, an armed confrontation took place between PCP-Sendero Luminoso militants and Peruvian army troops in the province of Daniel Alcides Carrion, department of Pasco. The confrontation resulted in the death of one soldier. This event occurred in the context of counter-subversive operations that had been taking place …
On April 4, 1995, a subversive column of the PCP-SL formed by approximately 20 people intercepted a bus of the "Sanchez Lopez" Company that covered the route Huamachuco-Trujillo, at the height of the "El Toro" lagoon. This place is significant because ten years earlier, in 1985, two officers of the …
Margie Clavo Peralta was captured in El Tambo, district of Huancayo. Together with her, Rodolfo Gutiérrez Muñoz, who was a military commander, was arrested. This capture took place in the context of the consolidation of the defeat and dismantling of the PCP-SL in the central region between 1993 and 1995. …
Margie Clavo Peralta, an important national leader of the PCP-SL (Shining Path), was captured in the city of Huancayo, specifically in the district of El Tambo. Together with her, Rodolfo Gutiérrez Muñoz, who was a Shining Path military commander, was arrested. This capture represented a significant blow to the Shining …
Margie Clavo, an important Shining Path leader and member of the Central Emergency Committee of the PCP-SL, was captured on March 23, 1995. This capture took place in the context of the progressive weakening of the PCP-SL after the arrest of Abimael Guzmán in September 1992. Clavo was part of …
In February 1995, subversive incursions were registered in Julio C. Tello, in the context of the continuation of violent actions by the Shining Path PCP in the Huallaga region. This event was part of a series of attacks that included assaults on military convoys and selective assassinations of authorities. The …
During the period 1995-1996, when the presence of the PCP-SL in the country was minimal, the proportion of rapes committed by the PCP-SL and the MRTA increased. This data is striking because it contradicts the condemnatory discourse of these groups regarding sexual violence and occurs in a period of weakening …
In 1995, 110 Quechua-speaking deaths and disappearances were recorded. The Shining Path PCP was responsible for 68 victims, State Agents for 15, CADS for 2, MRTA for 2, and 23 cases were attributed to undetermined perpetrators or others.
Miguel Rivera, a leader of the Pujas community, was killed by the PCP-SL in 1995. Rivera was a community leader who had participated in the PCP-SL assault on the Ayzarca farm in 1980, but had subsequently distanced himself from the subversive group. At the time of his death, Rivera was …
In 1995, the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees, Francis Deng, visited the Asháninka area to report on their situation. That same year, the National Human Rights Coordinator published a report on the disappearance of Asháninka communities. During the internal armed conflict, out of 55,000 Asháninka, nearly 10,000 were forcibly displaced …
The Urbana, formally known as the Committees of Parallel Popular Power (CPPP), was an organizational structure of the PCP-SL in towns with the presence of Peruvian state forces. Its function was to maintain an espionage network, collect taxes or collaboration from merchants and selectively assassinate 'bad elements'. In Tocache, the …
The fourth stage of the counter-subversive military battle in Alto Huallaga took place in 1995 as the final phase of the operations against the Shining Path in the region. This stage was characterized by complementary actions following the three previous stages: the first during the 1990 general elections, the second …
On December 25, 1994, in the town of Muyoc, province of San Marcos, department of Cajamarca, the police killed three members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This confrontation took place in the context of the decline of Shining Path violence in the region, after the capture of Abimael Guzmán in 1992 …
On October 27, 1994, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso tried to attack the Q'enqoro prison again in order to free their detained militants. This attempt took place in a context of desperation of the subversive group, after in August of the same year several of its militants began to take …
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