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.
On July 9, 1990, 47 MRTA prisoners escaped from Castro Castro Prison through a tunnel. This group included all the important leaders captured to date, with the exception of Peter Cárdenas, who was released shortly after his capture. This escape represented a serious setback for counter-subversive efforts, since the captures …
The greatest success of the subversives in this period was the escape of 47 MRTA prisoners from the Castro Castro high security prison through a tunnel. This occurred on July 9, just days before the change of government. The acts of violence continued to strike the conscience of the population …
47 emerretistas, including leaders and militants, escaped through a 332-meter long tunnel that had been built over three years. The impact of the escape placed them once again on the national public scene and aroused sympathy in the places where they had been operating. The operation had been carried out …
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