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 May 1988, Pope John Paul II made his second visit to Lima. On the occasion of this papal visit, there was a significant increase in violence in the Peruvian capital. Shortly before the arrival of the pontiff, security forces defused a car bomb that had been placed near Air …
In May 1988, on the occasion of Pope John Paul II's second visit to Lima, there was an increase in violence in the Peruvian capital. Shortly before the papal visit, security forces managed to defuse a car bomb that had been placed near Air Base No. 8. This incident was …
During the visit of Pope John Paul II to Peru in February 1985, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) caused a power outage in Lima as an act of sabotage. This attack was part of the subversive group's strategy of carrying out actions of high symbolic impact against events of national and …
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