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 16, 1992, the Shining Path PCP detonated a car bomb on Tarata Street, causing fire, destruction and death of people who were peacefully in the apparent safety of their homes. This was the most visible and dramatic event of the period of high violence in Lima. The attack …
During a night march, a mob of more than 50 people threw 20 Molotov cocktails shouting "guerrilla is the way", destroying the windows of two banks in the center of Miraflores. This attack was part of the first stage of violence in Metropolitan Lima, characterized by sabotage and attacks on …
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