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-depth interview conducted in the town of Cedruyoj, district of Monobamba, as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's investigation. The testimony corresponds to a woman inhabitant of Huertas who witnessed an armed confrontation in the area. The interview is part of the process of collecting testimonies about the internal …
On May 16, 1992, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso decreed an armed strike that paralyzed the entire region of Huancayo. This event was part of the period of greatest violence in the Mantaro Valley (1989-1992), when the PCP-SL was implementing its V Plan to 'Develop Bases for the Conquest of Power'. The …
In mid-1991, the MRTA subversives managed to form some armed detachments in the towns of Pariahuanca and Santo Domingo de Acobamba. These detachments operated in the area until 1993. This formation of detachments occurred after the MRTA suffered important defeats in the Mantaro valley, particularly after the confrontation in Pampa …
In mid-1991, the MRTA managed to form some armed detachments in the towns of Pariahuanca and Santo Domingo de Acobamba. These detachments operated in the area until 1993, as part of the MRTA's efforts to maintain a presence in the Mantaro valley after having been hit hard in previous years. …
On April 27, 1990, approximately sixty MRTA members attacked the police post in the district of Chupaca, located 12 kilometers away. This was the last major MRTA action in the Mantaro Valley. The attack lasted two hours, after which the attackers withdrew, suffering two casualties. This action took place a …
SAIS Cahuide, located in the upper Mantaro Valley and considered the most important agricultural enterprise created by the Agrarian Reform in the region, suffered continuous Shining Path attacks between March 1988 and January 1989. Shining Path sought to prevent this company from articulating the peasant communities within a market logic. …
On December 3, 1987, a group of PCP-SL subversives assassinated a policeman in the city of Huancayo. This assassination took place in the context of an escalation of violence in the Mantaro valley, where selective assassinations against members of the forces of law and order had increased since the beginning …
On March 6, 1987, a police major was assassinated on a central street in the city of Huancayo. This assassination was part of a series of "selective annihilations" that increased since January 1987, when the PCP-SL intensified its violent actions in the Mantaro Valley. Selective assassinations against members of law …
The MRTA (Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) announced the beginning of its subversive work in October 1984 in the Mantaro valley. Its first actions consisted of agitation and armed propaganda activities carried out in the cities of Jauja, Concepción and Huancayo. This was the first public appearance of the MRTA in …
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