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 January 5, 1990, the Asháninka people, led by Alcides Calderón, organized an armed group known as the 'Ejército Asháninka' to retaliate against the MRTA for the kidnapping and presumed murder of Alejandro Calderón. The group marched on Puerto Bermúdez, capturing the city and executing suspected MRTA members and collaborators. …
In early January 1990, the Asháninka people, led by Alcides Calderón, mobilized an army in response to the assassination of Alejandro Calderón by MRTA militants. The Asháninka took control of Puerto Bermúdez, targeting those suspected of collaborating with the MRTA. The uprising led to violence against colonists, including killings and …
In February 1989, the Ejército Guerrillero Popular, associated with the PCP-SL, orchestrated an uprising in Huaycán, Peru. They targeted an agricultural area owned by an Italian named Poppe, mobilizing local masses to seize the potato harvest. The action was marked by the capture of vehicles and the killing of a …
In 1986, a violent incident occurred at the Penal del Frontón in Lima, Peru, where members of the Peruvian Navy were involved in quelling a prison uprising. This event resulted in the deaths of three naval personnel. The incident was part of a larger context of internal armed conflict in …
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