Operation Chavín de Huántar

Operation Chavín de Huántar
Part of the Internal conflict in Peru

A model representing Operation Chavín de Huántar.
DateApril 22, 1997
Location
Japanese embassy in Jesús María, Lima, Peru
Result
  • Successful operation
  • Successful rescue of the 71 hostages
  • Complete and definitive disappearance of the communist subersive group MRTA
Belligerents

Peruvian Army

 Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
Commanders and leaders
Alberto Fujimori
José Williams Zapata
Juan Valer Sandoval †		 Néstor Cerpa Cartolini †
Strength
148 special forces 14 MRTA rebels
Casualties and losses
2 operators killed All 14 rebels killed
1 flag captured
1 Peruvian hostage killed

Operation Chavín de Huántar formerly called Operation Nipón 1996 was a military operation in which a team of 142 commandos of the Peruvian Armed Forces ended the 1997 Japanese embassy hostage crisis by raiding the Japanese ambassador's residence and freeing the hostages held there by the terrorist organization Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA). It is considered one of the most successful hostage rescues in history.

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