In August 1991, two Polish priests, Michael Tomaszek and Zbigniew Adan Strzalkowski, were murdered by members of the Communist Party of Peru (PCP-SL) in Pariacoto, Ancash. Shortly after, on August 25, 1991, Italian priest Alessandro Giusseppi Dordi Negroni was also killed by the same group near Chimbote. These events highlighted …
On August 9, 1991, two Polish Franciscan priests, Michel Tomaszek and Zbigniew Strzalkowski, were assassinated by a group of Shining Path militants in Pariacoto, Ancash, Peru. This attack was part of a broader campaign by the Shining Path to intimidate and undermine the influence of the Catholic Church in Peru …
On the night of August 9, 1991, approximately 15 members of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) attacked the district of Pariacoto in the province of Huaraz, Ancash, Peru. The attackers, armed and masked, detained local authorities and two Polish priests, Miguel Tamaszek and Zbigniew Strzalkwski. The priests and the mayor were …