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.
In May 1995, the government of Alberto Fujimori intervened administratively at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) by forming a Reorganizing Commission (CORE) that dismissed university authorities and student bodies. This intervention aimed to place the university under the control of pro-government faculty members to prevent opposition movements …
A young university student was arrested for terrorism in 1991 and later acquitted. During his detention at DINCOTE, the police told him that his background was ideal to be a member of the Shining Path: he was the son of Ayacucho parents, spoke Quechua, studied at the Universidad Nacional Mayor …
A peaceful student protest at the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM) in Peru turned violent when a university student was killed, allegedly by police forces. The protest was in response to the killings in Cayara, and the incident led to the detention of over 400 students, sparking further demonstrations.
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During the period of political violence that Peru experienced at the end of the 20th century, the repression of activism at several public universities was accompanied by a strong stigmatization …
Following the capture of the Shining Path's leadership in 1992, there have been several processes of rupture and division within Sendero Luminoso, the main one splitting the organization into two …