Armed conflict in Peru during 1980-2000 of left insurgent groups (Shining Path and MRTA) against Peruvian governments and far-right death squats. It took place on 17 May 1980 in what is now Peru. The setting was Peru. It was part of the Cold War and history of Peru. Those involved included Shining Path, the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, Peruvian Armed Forces and Civil Guard.
Before and after
- 29 April 1980Death of Alfred Hitchcock
- from 30 April 1980 to 5 May 1980Iranian Embassy Siege
- 4 May 1980Death of Josip Broz Tito
- 8 May 1980Smallpox is declared eradicated
- 17 May 1980Internal conflict in Peru
- from 18 May 1980 to 27 May 1980Gwangju Uprising
- 1 June 1980Founding of CNN
- 20 July 1980Birth of Gisele Bündchen
- 25 July 1980Death of Vladimir Vysotsky
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The era
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