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.
The Asháninka Army, made up of between 2,000 and 2,500 natives under the command of Alcides Calderón (son of Alejandro Calderón), marched on Puerto Bermúdez to demand the surrender of MRTA members. They took the city without resistance from the local authorities (mayor Evaristo Zumarán, judge Jorge Camacho and lieutenant …
In the first days of January 1990, an undetermined number of Ashaninka, which according to the CVR report could have reached 2,500 natives, armed mostly with bows, arrows, and some hunting shotguns, took over the town of Puerto Bermudez. The Ashaninka people removed villagers from their homes in search of …
In the first days of January 1990, between 2,000 and 2,500 native Ashaninka settled in Puerto Bermudez, armed mainly with bows, arrows and some hunting shotguns. On January 29, 1990, a large contingent of Asháninkas entered Ciudad Constitución. This uprising, known as the "Asháninka Army", was a response to the …
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