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 1, 1992, the Shining Path raided the town of Huamanquiquia, in the province of Victor Fajardo. This event occurred in the context of the end of the internal armed conflict, when the PCP-SL was already militarily defeated after the capture of Abimael Guzman. Despite this, the 'Feliciano' faction …
In the province of Víctor Fajardo, Ayacucho, seven municipal candidates have reportedly disappeared. According to eyewitnesses, alleged military personnel from the Huancapi base were responsible for the disappearances. The operation was allegedly carried out under the command of EP sub-lieutenant José Luis Chávez Velásquez, known by the alias 'Centauro'. This …
On August 13, 1988, a mass grave containing several bodies was discovered in Cayara. This discovery occurred three months after the massacre of May 14, 1988, when members of the Peruvian Army entered the district of Cayara in retaliation for an ambush on a military convoy. During that raid, the …
On May 21, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers pointed out the "falsity of an alleged massacre of peasants" in Cayara. The authorities stated that they had found "no evidence of bombings, fires or fighting in the locality". The presidency affirmed that most of the testimonies presented to the …
On May 14, 1988, members of the Peruvian Army, in retaliation for an ambush on a convoy, entered the district of Cayara in the province of Victor Fajardo. They gathered the entire population and killed 35 peasants without explanation. On May 21, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers denied …
On May 14, 1988, a massacre took place in Cayara, Ayacucho, perpetrated by the Peruvian Army. During the military incursion 25 men were killed. Testimonies collected by the CVR indicate that during the massacre sexual violations were committed against women. One woman who was raped during these events managed to …
On May 13, 1988, a column of the Shining Path PCP ambushed an army convoy in the vicinity of the community of Cayara. In retaliation for this attack, a law enforcement patrol raided the community of Cayara, gathered the population in the plaza and killed 28 peasants in cold blood. …
On May 13, 1988, in retaliation for a Shining Path PCP column ambushing an Army convoy in the vicinity of the community, a law enforcement patrol raided Cayara. Law enforcement forces gathered the population in the community and killed 28 peasants in cold blood. This was one of the most …
On May 13, 1988, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso ambushed a military convoy in Erusco, near Cayara. Four members of the armed forces were killed in the attack: a captain, two corporals and a sergeant. This attack took place in the context of a new offensive by the PCP-SL in search of …
In July 1986, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated authorities in the district of Sarhua, province of Victor Fajardo. This event was part of the Shining Path's strategy of eliminating local authorities who opposed or did not collaborate with their political-military project. The assassination of authorities was a central tactic of the …
On June 22, 1986, five engineers were murdered in Minas Canaria, in the province of Victor Fajardo. This event occurred in a context of generalized violence in the area, where the Canarias mine had played an important role as a supplier of dynamite for the subversives. Previously, in July 1982, …
In December 1984, soldiers from the Hualla base detained community members from the district. The victims were subjected to torture and later disappeared. This event was part of a context of generalized violence in the province of Víctor Fajardo during 1984, a year in which there were multiple murders by …
In November 1984, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso committed a collective murder in Hualla, a district in the province of Victor Fajardo. According to the report, 12 people were found dead in the house of Eustaquio Pariona, all killed by the PCP-SL. This event occurred in a context of generalized violence in …
A neighbor committed to PCP-SL came to the affiant's house asking for lodging. Once in the house, in front of her crying children, he threatened to kill her and then raped her. The affiant became pregnant and had a child who was later recognized by the subversive. However, after this, …
A group of hikers, part of whom were youths apparently kidnapped the previous day from a neighboring community, took up residence in the Umasi school where they were surprised by a military patrol. None survived the attack. According to witnesses, so far a mass grave with 41 corpses is found …
With the installation of the Canaria military barracks in 1983, 6 people disappeared from Tiquigua. This event occurred in the context of the military counteroffensive initiated in January 1983 against the PCP-SL. In 1982 and 1984, Tiquihua was under the command of the 'unknown' (SL), which led to the establishment …
At 9:00 a.m., the Army arrived and called the population to form up in the plaza. The soldiers forced the people to form up in separate lines of women and men. A hooded soldier began to point out people who should get out of the line. They selected 17 people, …
In May 1983, residents of Hualla, a district in the province of Victor Fajardo, were detained and later disappeared by soldiers from the Canaria barracks. This event took place in the context of the military counteroffensive initiated in January 1983 against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the region. The detention and …
In April 1983, fifteen villagers from Huancaraylla, a district in the province of Victor Fajardo, were disappeared by military personnel from the Cangallo base. This event occurred in the context of the military offensive that began in January 1983, when the Armed Forces entered the area to combat the PCP-Sendero …
In April 1983, four community members from Circamarca were disappeared by ronderos from Llusita and military personnel from the Cangallo base. The perpetrators accused the inhabitants of Circamarca of being responsible for the massacre in Llusita. This event is framed in the context of generalized violence in 1983, the year …
In April 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso perpetrated a collective murder in the town of Llusita, in the province of Víctor Fajardo. This event took place in the context of the intensification of violence in the region during 1983, the year with the highest death toll in the entire department of …
In January 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso committed a collective assassination of villagers in the locality of Llusita, province of Victor Fajardo. This event was part of the Shining Path's strategy to 'beat the countryside' by assassinating authorities and 'enemies' in general. Later, in April 1983, the disappearance of 4 community …
Teodosio was on his farm stalking corn when he was executed by the military. Isabel heard the sound of gunshots and ran to the farm where she found that the military had executed Teodosio. When Isabel ran to the scene, she was threatened with death by a gun to her …
In January 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered 12 people in the town of Vilcanchos, province of Víctor Fajardo. This event occurred in the context of an escalation of violence in the area, where the PCP-SL intensified its actions against authorities and villagers accused of being enemies of their cause. The …
In January 1983, the Peruvian army entered Ayacucho, initiating a counteroffensive against the PCP-SL. This entry radically changed the behavior of the PCP-SL in relation to the population, adopting a much more coercive attitude and increasing the assassinations of those who were against it. One of the first military actions …
In January 1983, about 55 hikers who had settled in the Umasi school were surprised by a military patrol. Most of them died in the confrontation. This event marked an important turning point, since from that moment on the PCP-SL understood that the war had incorporated new and bigger enemies: …
In November 1982, Alejandro Marquina, considered "rich" by the PCP-SL, was assassinated in Huancasancos. This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy of executing authorities and people considered "powerful" in the province of Huancasancos. Marquina's case was similar to that of Marciano Huancahuari, murdered in July 1982 in Lucanamarca, also …
On September 23, 1982, a teacher was murdered in Pomacocha by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The teacher was executed after refusing to read a subversive proclamation demanded by the Shining Path militants. This murder was part of a series of executions of authorities and people accused of "snitching" or opposing the …
On July 11, 1982, in the town of Hualla, in the province of Victor Fajardo, Ayacucho, the mayor and a local merchant were murdered. The victims were accused of being informers for the authorities. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of political violence in Ayacucho during 1982, …
On July 9, 1982, miners from Canarias, in the province of Victor Fajardo, were killed by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The victims were accused of being informers. The Canarias mine played an important role in the area for a long time as a supplier of dynamite for the subversives. This assassination …
On March 28, 1982, subversives of the PCP-SL attacked the police post of Huancapi in the province of Victor Fajardo. This attack was part of a series of continuous assaults on police posts that took place during 1982 in the region. The attacks included the Minas Canarias post on March …
On March 18, 1982, subversives of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the Minas Canarias police post in the province of Victor Fajardo. This attack was part of a series of sustained assaults against police posts during 1982, aimed at pushing back the police and generating a 'power vacuum' in the countryside. …
On October 12, 1981, Supreme Decree 026-81-IN was promulgated by which five provinces of the department of Ayacucho were declared in a state of emergency: Huamanga, Huanta, Cangallo, La Mar and Víctor Fajardo. This declaration of emergency was used as a pretext to put a damper on the rapid increase …
On October 12, 1981, the Peruvian government decreed a state of emergency in five of the seven provinces of the department of Ayacucho: Huamanga, Huanta, La Mar, Cangallo and Victor Fajardo. This measure was established in response to the increase in PCP-Sendero Luminoso actions, particularly after the attack on the …
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