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.
The PCP-SL had its first confrontation with the army in Soccos, Aymaraes province. This confrontation marked the beginning of the military presence in the area and the escalation of violence in Apurímac.
On November 13, 1983, a group of members of the Civil Guard in charge of the police post of Soccos, province of Huamanga, Ayacucho, killed 32 peasants who were participating in a communal party. This massacre occurred on the same day as the municipal elections that were being held throughout …
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