Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru

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.

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  1. Murder of Magnolia Zuñiga

    On July 2, 1989, nursing student Magnolia Zuñiga was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the university city of Cuzco. This murder occurred a few days before the assassination of another student, Walter Huayllani, leader of the Communist Party-Unity of the UNSAAC, who was executed on July 7. These crimes …

    Ciudad universitaria, Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR, página 292
  2. Shining Path takeover of University City UNSAAC

    In April 1989, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso took over the facilities of the University City of the UNSAAC and embandero, as part of its strategy to control the university. This event was part of the struggle for political control of the San Antonio Abad University that increased during this period, where …

    Ciudad Universitaria, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cuzco (UNSAAC), Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 263-264
  3. Murder of student Walter Huayllani

    Walter Huayllani, a student and leader of the Communist Party of the San Antonio Abad del Cuzco National University (UNSAAC), was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This crime took place in the context of the struggle for political control of the university, where various subversive forces were trying to control …

    Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR, página 268
  4. Attack on UNSAAC Student Federation premises

    In July 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out an explosive attack against the premises of the Student Federation of the San Antonio Abad del Cuzco National University. This attack was part of the Shining Path's initial strategy to establish a presence in the university in Cuzco. The attack took place …

    Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cuzco (UNSAAC), Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR, página 261
  5. Victory of FER in university elections at Universidad San Antonio Abad del Cuzco

    The Revolutionary Student Front (FER) won its first electoral victory at the San Antonio Abad del Cuzco University in 1962. This student front was founded in 1960 under the influence of the Cuban revolution and brought together a large number of students from Puno. The FER predominated in the Student …

    Universidad San Antonio Abad, Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR, página 252
  6. Foundation of the Independent Reformist University Front (FURI)

    In 1957, independents, Social-Christians and Belaundists formed the Independent Reformist University Front (FURI) at the San Antonio Abad del Cuzco University. The FURI emerged as a third force that tercified between the apristas and communists, the latter grouped in the FUR-CUC. Between 1946 and 1958, the University Reform Front (FRU), …

    Universidad San Antonio Abad del Cuzco, Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR, página 252

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