Political Violence in Peru, 1980-1988. Volume II

This work consists of two volumes. The first is divided into four chapters. Chapter 1 deals with the Statistics of Violence, which presents figures on attacks based on studies by DESCO, the Ministerio del Interior, and the Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. It also analyzes figures on victims. Chapter 2 presents the chronology of political violence, touching on topics such as: the main events of political violence, the MRTA, the Comando Democrático Rodrigo Franco, selective attacks between 1985 and 1988, victims during the curfew in metropolitan Lima, etc. The following chapter offers some opinions on the phenomenon of political violence in Peru from certain political parties such as: the Acción Popular party, the Partido Popular Cristiano, the Partido Aprista Peruano, and some left-wing leaders. Volume II continues with these opinions but from ministers, military personnel, and retired officers, and from certain media outlets such as the magazine Caretas and the newspapers: El Comercio, Expreso, La República, etc.