Death of 4 MRTA subversives in Cedroccasa, Vilcabamba
Four MRTA subversives were killed in Cedroccasa, district of Vilcabamba. This fact shows the presence of MRTA in the Cuzco region and the confrontations with the forces of law and order.
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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Death of MRTA militants in Cedroccasa
On December 21, 1991, there was an armed confrontation between law enforcement forces and MRTA militants in Cedroccasa, district of Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, in which four MRTA militants died. In this confrontation, four MRTA militants were killed. This was a definitive blow to the front that MRTA had …
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Attacks in Totora and Vilcabamba
During the first half of 1986, in the province of La Convención there were multiple attacks and assassinations perpetrated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. On June 22, 1986, specific attacks were registered in Totora and Vilcabamba. These attacks were part of a series of violent actions that included the murder of …
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Confrontation in Totora
On December 6, 1985, the ronderos of Totora confronted the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This confrontation occurred in the context of a series of Shining Path actions in the Vilcabamba area during November 1985, when the PCP-SL had restarted its actions by taking over several villages and recruiting youths between 10 and …
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Statement by Vilcabamba authorities on PCP-SL raids
On May 13, 1985, authorities, heads of institutions and neighbors of Vilcabamba made a public statement about the presence of the PCP-SL in the area. In this declaration, they stated that for three years the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path had been making incursions in the district of …
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Confrontation in Hatunpampa
The Hatunpampa ronderos confronted the PCP-SL in a combat that is part of the organized peasant resistance against the Shining Path in the Vilcabamba area. This confrontation occurred in the context of the expansion of the counter-subversive peasant patrols in the Apurimac River Valley and surrounding areas. In November of …
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Murder of a rondas leader in Choquezafra
On April 14, 1985, the Shining Path assassinated the leader of the peasant patrols in Choquezafra, district of Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, Cuzco. This assassination took place in the context of the Shining Path offensive against the peasant self-defense organizations that had formed in the Apurimac River Valley. Three …
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Vilcabamba Massacre
The Vilcabamba massacre occurred in the department of Cusco between 1985 and 1990. According to the CVR report, this event included sexual violence against women. The available information is limited and appears in a table of massacres that involved sexual violence during the internal armed conflict. It does not specify …
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Confrontation with GC in Vilcabamba
On November 26, 1984, the Shining Path clashed with the Civil Guard in Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, department of Cuzco. This confrontation occurred in the context of an intensification of Shining Path actions in the Apurimac river valley and surrounding areas. On the same day there was an attack …
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Military operation in Lucmahuaycco with arrests and confrontation reported
A Civil Guard patrol accompanied by Incahuasi ronderos carried out an operation in Lucmahuaycco. According to the police report, a guerrilla base was detected in the Cacaopampa sector at 5:30 am, capturing 18 elderly women, 2 minors and 7 men after an alleged armed confrontation. On the same day at …
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Extrajudicial executions in Vacachacra on the road to Lucmahuaycco
On the way to Lucmahuaycco, members of the Civil Guard and ronderos killed seven peasants in the Vacachacra area. The victims were tortured, executed and then burned. Among those identified were Pedro Casa Saca (25), Fabián Salcedo Coronado (40), Silvio Delgado Moraya (40), Fabián Cruz Pepa (40), Marcelo Díaz Cusi …
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PCP-SL attack in Lucmahuayco
On November 26, 1984, the PCP-SL clashed with the Civil Guard in Vilcabamba, Cuzco. That same day there was an attack by the PCP-SL and several murders in Lucmahuayco. This event was part of a series of violent actions that the PCP-SL carried out in the Apurimac River Valley area …
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Clash in Vilcabamba
On November 24, 1984, there was a confrontation with the Vilcabamba police. At the same time, that same day, a combined police, military and self-defense committee operation was carried out, apparently coming from the province of La Mar, in the department of Ayacucho, which disappeared the community of Lucmahuayco, assassinating …
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Disappearance of the community of Lucmahuayco
On November 24, 1984, a combined police, military and self-defense committee operation, apparently coming from the province of La Mar in Ayacucho, disappeared the community of Lucmahuayco. The villagers were killed and the survivors were taken to the city of Quillabamba to be prosecuted as terrorists. The counter-subversive forces accused …
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Assault on the town of Pomabamba
On May 17, 1984, the town of Pomabamba in Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, was attacked by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This attack was part of a series of subversive actions in the Apurimac River Valley during that period. Days earlier, on May 3, the town of Villa Virgen in the …
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Takeover of the town of Villa Virgen
On May 3, 1984, the town of Villa Virgen in Vilcabamba was taken over by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This event was part of a series of subversive actions in the Apurimac River Valley during 1984. Days later, on May 17, the town of Pomabamba in the same province of Vilcabamba …
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Confrontation in Erapata
On April 30, 1984, the Civil Guard clashed with a column of hikers in Erapata, Vilcabamba district, in the department of Cuzco. In the confrontation, a police sergeant and 22 subversives were killed. In addition, the police arrested 10 women and 15 men. This confrontation occurred in the same district …
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Assault on Civil Guard post in Erapata
On October 1, 1982 there was an assault on the Civil Guard post located in Erapata, district of Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, Quillabamba. During this attack, one Civil Guard died. This event is part of the first armed actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Apurimac river valley area. …
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Assault on Erapata police post
On September 27, 1982, there was an assault on the Erapata police post, in the district of Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, department of Cuzco. According to the official police communiqué, 27 armed terrorist elements participated and destroyed the police post. In the attack, the guard Luis Chávez Ordóñez was …
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