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 ronderos captured the murderers of the sub-prefect of Huancayo in the district of Comas, province of Concepcion. After capturing them, the ronderos executed them and later 'fondearon' (threw them) in the Huacracocha lagoon. This event occurred in the context of the organization of peasant patrols that confronted the PCP-SL …
In 1991, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out a series of selective assassinations in Santiago de Chuco as part of its strategy of eliminating local authorities and people considered enemies of its political-military project. The victims included the mayor, the sub-prefect, an APRA leader and a local hospital worker. These murders …
In March 1982, sub-prefect Romani was assassinated in Vilcashuamán by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This assassination was part of the Shining Path's strategy to eliminate state authorities and create a 'power vacuum' in rural areas. The event occurred in the context of a sustained offensive by the PCP-SL against the police …
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