1992 Bolivian embassy attack in Lima

1992 Bolivian embassy attack
Part of the Internal conflict in Peru
The current embassy in 2023
Location	San Isidro District, Lima, Peru
Date	July 22, 1992
Target	Embassy of Bolivia in Peru
Attack type	Car bomb Communist terrorism
Deaths	0
Injured	5–16
Perpetrator	Shining Path

Peruvian conflict

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The 1992 Bolivian embassy attack in Lima was a terrorist attack carried out by the Shining Path on the Bolivian embassy in the city of Lima, Peru. The attack took place as part of an offensive policy of "armed general strike" by the Shining Path against the government of Alberto Fujimori.^[1]^[2] The attack left up to 16 people injured, including locals and Bolivian embassy personnel.^[3]

Background

At the beginning of 1992, the Shining Pathsw leadership planned an offensive to undermine national power and internationally degrade the image of Alberto Fujimori, who was due to attend the 2nd Ibero-American Summit in Madrid.^[3] By 1992, Fujimori already had bad relations with the majority of the international Hispanic community due to his heavy-handed policy and excesses in the repression of the communist insurgency.^[1]

Attack

On July 22, a car bomb exploded around noon near the embassy, causing great material damage and six people to be injured, including Peruvian civilians and Bolivian embassy personnel.^[2] The Peruvian Foreign Ministry reported that the attack was part of Shining Path operations during its so-called "armed general strike".^[1]^[2]^[3]

Aftermath

A Latin American diplomat, upon visiting the rubble of the embassy, expressed that "Lima gives the impression of being under the siege of a virtual civil war."^[3]

The government of the then Republic of Bolivia demanded compensation and reparations from the Peruvian government for the attack. Some time later, the Peruvian State agreed to the Bolivian requests. These conversations ended up giving rise to the commodate of Bolivia Mar in the department of Moquegua, a commercial enclave.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "La ofensiva terrorista de Sendero Luminoso obliga a Fujimori a permanecer en Lima". El País. 1992-07-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bolivia recupera oficinas que fueron destruidas en atentado". Opinión Bolivia. 2014-06-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "SENDERO ATACA A LOS COLEGIOS EN LIMA". El Tiempo. 1992-07-23.

Internal conflict in Peru (1980–present)

Participants			Timeline	Key aspects

			1968 Peruvian coup d'état Revolutionary Government Founding of the Shining Path Limazo Tacnazo Chuschi ballot burning incident Deng Xiaoping's dogs incident Assault of Ayacucho prison 1983 Lucanamarca massacre Putis massacre Accomarca massacre Peruvian prison massacres 1986 Soviet embassy attack in Lima Aucayacu massacre Assassination of Juan Carlos Vega Llona 1987 North Korean embassy attack in Lima 1989 Callao bombing Three Martyrs of Chimbote Barrios Altos massacre 1992 Peruvian self-coup 1992 Bolivian embassy attack in Lima 1992 Peruvian embassy attack in Stockholm Santa massacre Frecuencia Latina bombing Tarata bombing La Cantuta massacre Japanese embassy hostage crisis Operation Chavín de Huántar Locumba uprising 2001 Peru shootdown 2002 Lima bombing Andahuaylazo Hatun Asha ambush Founding of the MPCP San Miguel del Ene attack Operation Patriot	Government policies and actions Peruvian Agrarian Reform Judiciary reform in Peru under Alberto Fujimori Economic policy of the Alberto Fujimori administration National Population Program Forced sterilization in Peru Truth and Reconciliation Commission Arrest and trial of Alberto Fujimori Illegal drug trade Illegal drug trade in Peru War on drugs Narcoterrorism Coca eradication Operation Snowcap Related Cold War Terruqueo San Cristóbal of Huamanga University VRAEM Huallaga River Women in the internal conflict in Peru
Shining Path and remnants	Government of Peru	MRTA
Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path Militarized Communist Party of Peru Huallaga Faction (until 2012) Red Mantaro Base Committee FARC-EP in Peru Linked to Libya (until 2011) Hezbollah MOVADEF FUDEPP International Communist League Revolutionary Internationalist Movement (until 2012) FARC dissidents United Democratic Andean Revolutionary Front of Peru Peruvian drug traffickers	Peruvian Armed Forces: Army Air Force Navy Peruvian Marines National Police Sinchis National Intelligence Service Other: Rondas campesinas Sole National Central of Peasant Rounds of Peru Grupo Colina Rodrigo Franco Command Linked to United States DEA China Colombia Cuba North Korea Russia Spain Soviet Union (until 1991)	Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (until 1997) Linked to Cuba Libya Nicaragua Sandinista National Liberation Front Soviet Union (until 1991) 19th of April Movement Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front

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Background

Attack

Aftermath

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References