Rolando Galindo

Timeline Events 2

• Jan. 1, 1993

  Assassination of Rolando Galindo and Subsequent Violence in Villa El Salvador

  In January 1993, Rolando Galindo, the deputy mayor and a mayoral candidate of Villa El Salvador (VES), was assassinated in his home. This event was followed by a series of violent incidents attributed to the Shining Path, including the murder of another mayoral candidate, A. Pantigoso, and his wife. Throughout …

  Villa El Salvador, Peru Página 522

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• Jan. 1, 1993

  Assassination of Mayoral Candidates in VES

  In January 1993, two mayoral candidates, Rolando Galindo and A. Pantigoso, were assassinated in VES, Peru. These killings were part of the PCP-SL's strategy to create 'power vacuums' during the local elections. While the PCP-SL was suspected to be behind these murders, there were doubts about their involvement, particularly in …

  VES, Peru p. 514

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