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 August 18, the police post of Umachiri, near Ayaviri, was attacked. After this attack the police forced their way into the premises of the Prelature's Social Works, taking the four employees into custody; they also entered the IER. The capitular vicar Francisco d'Alteroche protested and was treated as if …
On August 18, 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso simultaneously attacked the Civil Guard posts of Orurillo and Umachiri, located in the province of Melgar, department of Puno. This attack was part of the initial actions of the Shining Path in the department of Puno during the period 1980-1983. The attack on …
On August 18, 1982, a column of the PCP-SL burst into the Quechua zone of the department of Puno, attacking the Civil Guard station in the district of Umachiri, province of Melgar. This attack represents one of the first significant military actions of the PCP-SL in the Puno region, marking …
On August 18, 1982, members of the PCP-SL simultaneously attacked the Civil Guard posts of Orurillo and Umachiri, in the province of Melgar, department of Puno. The confrontations lasted for five hours. As a result of these attacks, seven policemen were killed. After the attack, the Minister of the Interior, …
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