9 documents in Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru
In recent weeks, an "explosive" topic related to the historical legacy of terrorism has entered the national debate. We therefore consider it important to offer some initial impressions on the …
The followers of Abimael Guzmán announce that they are preparing to participate in elections — the very elections they always opposed. Will they order the assassination of candidates from other …
The news appeared on Tuesday. Prosecutor Oscar Zevallos Palomino shelved the complaint against Alan García Pérez for the alleged support he received from Vladimiro Montesinos to achieve the dismissal of …
Fujimorismo claimed Ayacucho as one of its strongholds. Not in vain — they say — we brought them peace and they receive preferential treatment in social support programs. A chronicle …
"The two texts that make up this volume explore different dimensions of this unexpected outcome, which help to understand the new Peruvian political and social landscape of the 1990s and …
The first part of the report consists of three chapters. One refers to selective terrorism, in which two main series of acts are analyzed: the number of terrorist actions against …
Despite the fact that international public opinion is beginning to learn about the serious human rights situation Peru is experiencing, the author of this article draws attention to the excess …
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President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori, at around 9:00 p.m. on September 16, announced his decision to call new elections, in which he would not participate, and the immediate deactivation of the SIN. This announcement follows the Kouri-Montesinos video scandal and marks the beginning of the end of the Fujimori regime.
On April 9, 2000, presidential elections were held in Peru, resulting in the victory of Alberto Fujimori. The CVR report describes this victory as "murky", suggesting irregularities in the electoral process. These elections represented the re-election of Fujimori, who had already won in 1990 and 1995. The electoral result was …
The 2000 general elections are held. Several exit polls show the winner as the candidate of Perú Posible, Alejandro Toledo Manrique. However, as the quick count is carried out, the electoral results change, in such a way that President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori appears as the winner of the electoral race. …
Alberto Fujimori won his presidential re-election on April 9, 1995. This reelection occurs in a context of declining subversive violence after the capture of Abimael Guzmán in 1992 and the weakening of the PCP-SL and MRTA. Fujimori's electoral triumph comes after the implementation of counter-subversive policies and anti-terrorist legislation that …
General elections are held in Peru. Alberto Fujimori Fujimori is reelected with 64% of the votes, while Javier Perez de Cuellar obtains the second place with 22%. The electoral campaign took place in the midst of the conflict with Ecuador. C90-NM acquires majority in congress with 67 seats; UPP obtains …
Fujimori called for elections for the Democratic Constituent Congress (CCD) to be held on October 18. Subsequently, the date was changed to November 22. The opposition - lacking political space - requested a plebiscite to consult on the continuity of the regime, but this request was not accepted by the …
On April 19, 1991, around 10:30 p.m., a military patrol of 15 soldiers under the command of Sub Lieutenant José Luis Israel Chávez Velásquez arrested six people who had just registered their electoral list 'Izquierda Unida Socialista' for the municipal elections: Zenón Huamaní Chuchón, Julio Arotoma Cacñahuaray, Eleuterio Fernández Quispe, …
In the second electoral round, the left (IU and IS) asked its militancy to vote in favor of the candidate Alberto Fujimori. With the support of the left and the APRA, Alberto Fujimori was elected president. Shortly after, Fujimori appointed Gloria Helfer (IU), Fernando Sanchez Albavera (IS) and Carlos Amat …
The second round of the presidential elections was held between Alberto Fujimori Fujimori (Cambio 90) and Mario Vargas Llosa (FREDEMO). The official results gave a resounding victory to Fujimori with 62% of the votes against 38% for Vargas Llosa. The victory was promptly recognized by his contender. Prior to the …
On June 10, the run-off election between Alberto Fujimori and Mario Vargas Llosa took place. Fujimori won by a wide margin after saying during the electoral debate that he would not apply the shock economic policy. The electoral process had produced a new leadership of extremely high popularity in which …
In June 1990, second round presidential elections were held in the central region of Peru. The Armed and Police Forces guaranteed that these elections were held in almost all the voting centers in the region, despite the context of political violence generated by the PCP-SL and the MRTA. These elections …
In the general elections of April 9, 1990, Alberto Fujimori obtained 29% of the votes, coming second after Fredemo (33%). Absenteeism was the highest in the ten years of democracy. In the departments of Ayacucho and Huancavelica it exceeded 40%; while in Huánuco and Junín it was around 50%. In …
Alberto Fujimori wins the presidential elections with 62% of the votes. This electoral triumph occurred in a context of serious economic crisis, generalized political violence and the growing presence of subversive groups in Metropolitan Lima. The elections took place when the PCP-SL and the MRTA intensified their actions in the …
On April 8, 1990, general elections were held. IU reached 8% and Izquierda Socialista obtained 5% of the vote. FREDEMO came in first place with 33% of the vote followed by Cambio 90 with 29%, while APRA came in third place with 22% of the vote. Mario Vargas Llosa (FREDEMO) …
In November 1989 municipal elections were held, and in April and June 1990 presidential elections were held in the central region. The Armed and Police Forces guaranteed that these elections were held in almost all the voting centers in the region, despite the context of political violence in the area. …
The presidential candidate of Izquierda Unida (IU), Henry Pease García-Yrigoyen, together with the head of the government plan, Javier Iguiñiz, presented the general outlines of the IU government plan for the period 1990-1995. This presentation took place within the framework of the electoral campaign for the general elections to be …
One month before the 1990 general elections, the Shining Path barbarically attacked the district of Iguaín. The subversives mutilated the hands of peasants, among them children, with the intention of causing terror in the population so that they would not go to vote. At the hacienda, an armed group dressed …
In March 1990, there was an attack against the local Electoral Registry in Acobamba. This attack was perpetrated by the Shining Path months before the general elections. The attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy of destroying both public and private infrastructure in the area. During this period, although …
During the 1990 elections, Shining Path supporters stationed themselves on an esplanade near Puerto Alegre to prevent, under threat of death, the inhabitants of Tamaya and Imiria from going to Masisea to vote. This action was part of the PCP-SL's territorial control strategy in the area, which had established Open …
The Provincial Jury of Elections of Huamanga informed that in thirteen districts the municipal elections held days before were annulled. The annulment was due to the fact that the number of null and blank votes exceeded 74% of the total vote in these districts. This occurred in a context of …
On November 12, 1989, municipal and regional elections were held. The IU obtained 12%, while the Left Socialist Agreement (ASI) obtained 2% of the vote. The Democratic Front (FREDEMO), led by Mario Vargas Llosa, had obtained just over 32% nationwide. In Lima, the independent Ricardo Belmont was elected Mayor. A …
In Azángaro alone, between November 3 and 11, 1989, a score of people, including authorities, candidates and ordinary peasants, were assassinated by the PCP-SL insurgents in an effort to contain the will to vote with blood. The suffrage took place the following day and only in 5 districts of Azangar, …
In November 1989, municipal elections were held in the central region of Peru, in a context of intense political violence. The Armed and Police Forces guaranteed that these elections would be held in almost all voting centers in the region, despite the active presence of the PCP-SL and the MRTA …
On October 10, 1989, the deadline for the registration of candidates for the presidential elections in Peru was October 10, 1989. A total of ten presidential candidates were registered. Among the most prominent candidates were Mario Vargas Llosa for FREDEMO, Luis Alva Castro for PAP, Henry Pease García-Yrigoyen for IU …
The Peruvian Congress decides to bring forward the general elections to the second Sunday of March 1990, instead of the second Sunday of April as indicated in the current electoral law. This decision was taken in a context of serious economic and political crisis, with an accumulated inflation of 1722% …
In the 1987 municipal elections, the United Left (IU) won in the province of Huamanga, while the APRA won in the provinces of Huanta and La Mar. These elections took place in a context of relative calm in Ayacucho, between 1986 and 1988, due to several factors: the decision of …
On November 9, municipal elections were held throughout the country. President Alan Garcia Perez described the IU as the 'second majority'. The official results in Lima were: Jorge del Castillo Gálvez (PAP) obtained 37.6%, Alfonso Barrantes Lingán (IU) obtained 34.8%, and Luis Bedoya Reyes (PPC) obtained 26.9%. However, the official …
On November 9, 1986, municipal elections were held in which the IU participated with Alfonso Barrantes as candidate for reelection as Mayor of Lima. Jorge del Castillo, candidate of the PAP, carried out an intense electoral campaign which, with the evident support of the President, allowed him to win by …
The university campus dawned with flags of the PCP-SL when student elections were to be held. This action was part of the strategy of propaganda and territorial control that the PCP-SL exercised in the university.
The first ordinary congress of Huaycán was held, considered the most important in its history, with the attendance of between 600 and 700 delegates. The leftist leaders decided that the Board of Directors would be elected by universal voting and not by delegates. Surprisingly, the first board of directors of …
On April 24, 1985, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the President of the National Jury of Elections, Domingo Garcia Rada, was the victim of a terrorist attack perpetrated by members of the Shining Path. The vehicle in which he was traveling with his driver Segundo Narro Silva and his custodian Major …
The General Elections were held in Peru in the midst of the terrorist actions of the PCP-SL and the MRTA. The date of April 14 had been formally chosen in 1984, causing discrepancies on the part of the PAP. Alan Garcia Perez of the PAP obtained 45.5% of the votes, …
On April 14, 1985, presidential elections were held in Peru, in a context of political violence. In the community of San Juan Baños de Rabí, district of Yanahuanca, province of Daniel Alcides Carrión, department of Pasco, one hundred villagers traveled to Yanahuanca to exercise their vote, after putting to flight …
On Sunday, April 14, 1985, the day of the presidential elections, one hundred villagers from San Juan Baños de Rabí traveled to Yanahuanca to exercise their right to vote. This act represented a demonstration of direct resistance against the subversive incursions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The villagers put to flight …
On April 11, 1985, a Shining Path commando raided the university dining hall in Huamanga. During the raid, they announced an armed strike for April 13, 14 and 15. The commandos called on students to support the boycott of the upcoming presidential elections. This event occurred in a context where …
The Izquierda Unida (IU) formula for the presidential elections was approved in the early morning of October 9, 1984. The formula included the presidential candidacy of Alfonso Barrantes Lingán, with the vice-presidencies of Jorge del Prado Chávez and Luis Nieto. However, this formula barely lasted 36 hours and was reformulated, …
During the student elections, the FER 'Puka Llacta' boycotted the event and confronted the FURE in a pitched battle in which firearms were used, resulting in several injured students. This confrontation was evidence of the political violence that was taking place inside the university.
On February 26, 1984, former Minister of Economy Manuel Ulloas Elías publicly accepted his presidential pre-candidacy. In accepting the nomination, Ulloas Elías committed himself to hold a polemic with the general secretary of Acción Popular (AP), Javier Alva Orlandini. This announcement took place in the context of the preparations for …
On February 12, 1984, Alan Garcia Perez was elected candidate to the Presidency of the Republic in internal elections of the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP). This election was held in the context of preparation for the 1985 presidential elections. The same month, former Minister of Economy Manuel Ulloas Elías publicly …
In 1984, after a period of interim rector and the drafting of a new statute for the UNSCH that incorporates full student participation in the university assembly, José Castañeda was elected as the new rector. He held his position until 1987, when he resigned and was replaced by Alberto Morote, …
Municipal elections were held throughout the country, and the IU candidate, Alfonso Barrantes Lingán, won the mayoralty of Lima. His victory provoked a series of expectations among his voters, especially in the popular sectors, and among the ranks of the political parties and organizations that make up the IU. For …
In November 1983, due to the impact of the war and the fear generated by subversive actions and counter-subversive operations, no municipal elections were held in any of the districts of Huanta, not even in the provincial capital. Nor were they held in the ten districts of the neighboring province …
In 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attempted to thwart the electoral process in the locality of Marcabalito, district of Huamachuco, province of Sanchez Carrion. This event was part of the Shining Path's strategy to sabotage democratic institutions and local authorities in the region. The attempt is part of the initial period …
A column of subversives of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso raided the community of Anchonga, province of Angaraes. The objective of this action was to frustrate the national municipal elections that were taking place at that time. This incursion was part of the first actions of the PCP-SL in the province of …
The political electoral front Izquierda Unida (IU) was founded with a view to competing in the November municipal elections. The PSR ML - MIR EM, as a member of the UDP, participated in this foundation. The IU won the elections in some provinces and several districts of the country, initiating …
The Shining Path began its so-called "people's war" on May 18, 1980, the same day as the return to democracy with the presidential elections. The violence took place in a scenario of democratic transition after the military dictatorship, in the midst of a serious economic and social crisis. The Shining …
On May 18, with the participation of 6,382,002 voters, the General Elections were held. Fernando Belaunde Terry of Acción Popular won with 46% of the presidential votes, followed by Armando Villanueva del Campo of the PAP with 28% and Luis Bedoya Reyes of the PPC with 10%. The leftist blocs …
An armed group of five hooded PCP-SL members broke into the premises where the ballot boxes and lists for the next day's national elections were kept and burned eleven ballot boxes. Four of the assailants were soon captured in an abandoned hut near the village. This event was claimed by …
The Shining Path carried out its first public action by burning ballot boxes in Chuschi, Ayacucho, on the day of the general elections. This act marked the official beginning of the internal armed conflict. The media initially played down the importance of these events, moving them from the front pages …
On May 17, 1980, a group of PCP-SL militants burned the ballot boxes and electoral material in Chuschi, initiating their 'people's war'. This symbolic act marked the beginning of the internal armed conflict in Peru. On the same day, another group of Shining Pathists threw dynamite firecrackers at the Provincial …