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In Huaycán, a propaganda event led to a tragedy when people were invited via loudspeakers to receive free potatoes. The gathering turned deadly as individuals were shot, and chaos ensued. This incident highlights the violence that persisted in the 1990s, even after the capture of Abimael Guzmán, with notable assassinations …
In 1999, Óscar Ramírez Durand, also known as 'Feliciano', a leader of the 'Sendero Rojo' faction of the Shining Path, was captured. The Peruvian government, led by Alberto Fujimori, used this event for propaganda purposes to bolster its image as a pacifier ahead of the 2000 presidential elections. The capture …
From 1997 onwards, acts of violence were almost non-existent in Apurímac, except for propaganda actions. This marks the effective end of the internal armed conflict in the department.
In October 1993, Abimael Guzmán, the leader of the Shining Path, appeared on television requesting the Peruvian government to initiate peace talks to end the ongoing conflict. This unexpected move caused confusion among Shining Path militants, with some attributing it to torture and brainwashing, while others believed it was a …
A group of the MRTA took over the San Martin de Porres temple in Lima and called for armed struggle. This takeover of the temple was a propaganda action of the MRTA to spread its political message and to call the population to join the armed struggle.
In July 2002, media reports exaggerated the presence of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) in Raucana and Huaycán, labeling them as 'red zones'. Despite the media portrayal, local accounts suggest that the presence of PCP-SL was not as widespread as reported. Propaganda activities, such as releasing …
The Executive President of Cementos Lima S.A., Víctor De La Torre Romero, was kidnapped around noon on his way to his workplace in San Isidro. A car without license plates blocked the way to his truck and several armed members of the MRTA descended from another truck, brutally beat the …
Between June and September 1990, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) of DIRCOTE made significant progress in the fight against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. For the first time they reached a real trail that included documents, maps, reports on military actions and plans that would later lead to the capture of the …
The PCP-SL took over the university city of Cuzco and banners its facilities. This armed propaganda action is evidence of the presence of the subversive group in educational spaces and its intention to show territorial control.
The Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) engaged in a series of kidnappings in Peru during 1989. These operations were meticulously planned, targeting wealthy and well-known individuals for both economic and propagandistic purposes. The kidnappings involved detailed surveillance and execution plans, often using multiple vehicles and disguises to avoid detection.
In the framework of the announcement of the arrival of the "strategic balance" in 1989, the PCP-SL changed its strategy in Villa El Salvador seeking to dispute the hegemony of the left in the district. Throughout 1989 and 1990, the PCP-SL increased its actions with acts of sabotage and propaganda, …
On July 24, 1988, the newspaper El Diario published an extensive interview with Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, top leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The interview was published in a special supplement called the 'Interview of the Century'. This publication occurred during the second session of the First Congress of the PCP-SL, …
The Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) made its appearance in the department of Puno in April 1987, with propaganda and sabotage actions in the cities of Puno and Juliaca. The first recorded attack was on April 13, 1987 against the premises of the Puno Credit Bank, marking the beginning of …
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.
On August 16, 1985, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) held a clandestine press conference in Lima. During this conference, the MRTA stated that "it will not carry out military actions against the APRA, as long as the latter does not attack the people". This statement was made in the …
A red flag was hoisted on top of the UNCP library, where it remained for several days. This symbolic act evidenced the growing presence and audacity of the PCP-SL in the university.
MRTA members illuminated the San Pedro hill with the phrase "Do not vote" on April 13, 1985. This action was carried out in the context of the General Elections to be held the following day, April 14. The illumination of the hill was part of the MRTA's anti-electoral campaign, which …
The MRTA held its II Central Committee in which it reaffirmed the perception of being in a pre-revolutionary period. The MRTA leaders agreed on the deconcentration of their forces and the publication of a spokesperson under the name Venceremos, as well as the implementation of a clandestine radio station called …
Members of the MRTA kidnapped reporter Virginia Pelaez Ocampo and cameraman Percy Raborg Pfenning of Channel 2 as they were leaving their workplace in Miraflores. The kidnappers forced them to record and broadcast a message denouncing alleged mistreatment and torture of MRTA comrades detained in Cusco. They were released the …
According to the newspaper Expreso, in Ayacucho, members of the PCP-SL distributed leaflets throughout the city announcing that violence will not cease and that the people's war and the violent revolution will save the country and all Peruvians. This propaganda action was carried out in the context of the campaign …
Four men and a woman hikers took over the university canteen, distributed leaflets on 'guerrilla warfare' and solicited economic support. Hours later, members of the Republican Guard and the Peruvian Investigative Police entered the university campus in response to this action.
On May 18, 1982, a group of hikers illuminated one of the hills of El Agustino with the hammer and sickle. This action was part of the propaganda activities of the PCP-SL in the eastern zone of Metropolitan Lima. The event took place in the context of the expansion of …
In Lima, four people burst into the studios of La Cronica radio station and forced the operator to broadcast a proclamation calling the people to armed struggle. This act of armed propaganda was part of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso's strategy to spread its revolutionary message using the mass media.
On December 26, 1980, several dogs dawned hanging from electric lighting poles in downtown Lima. The dogs carried signs with the inscription 'Teng Siao Ping', in reference to the Chinese leader. This symbolic act was part of the first propaganda actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Peruvian capital. The …
In May 1976, the first workers' cell of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) carried out a leafleting campaign in different districts of the capital. This action was framed in the context of the XIII Convention of the Regional Committee "June 14" held in Lima, where it …
Abimael Guzmán visited the Ongoy school in 1975, invited by the school's teachers, when one of the interviewees was a high school student. The talks dealt with the national reality and the problem of the peasantry, focusing his discourse on criticizing the Agrarian Reform and the seizure of land. He …
In 1973, the Revolutionary Student Front (FER) of Huamanga, a member of the José Carlos Mariátegui Regional Committee (CRJCM) led by Abimael Guzmán, printed a series of leaflets that circulated clandestinely in the universities of Huamanga and Lima. On the cover of these leaflets appeared the profile of José Carlos …
This document has not yet been digitized in the BVVR. It can be consulted in person at the library of the Centro de Estudios y Promoción de Desarrollo, DESCO, in …