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 September 1983, a subversive column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso raided the district of Lircay, province of Angaraes. During this incursion, the Shining Path forced local authorities to resign from their posts under threat. This action was part of the PCP-SL strategy of 'emptying the existing power' in the countryside …
In 1982, the subversive commanders of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) in the Chapi sector began efforts to expand their area of influence in the so-called liberated zones, making contact with other towns in the region. As part of this expansion, the PCP-SL entered the community …
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