The MRTA leadership suspended military actions against the incoming government of Alan Garcia, considering that the majority of the people had placed their hopes in the APRA party for a radical change in their situation. This move came as a surprise to all and sundry and was announced in a …
Rodrigo Franco Montes de Peralta, a prominent member of the Aprista Party, was assassinated by a paramilitary group that later adopted his name. The group was composed of young students from the Alianza Estudiantil Revolucionaria and some active police officers. The assassination is believed to have been orchestrated due to …
In 1987, a student affiliated with the Aprista party was assassinated by the militant group Sendero Luminoso in Huancayo. In retaliation, members of the Comando Rodrigo Franco executed several students from the Universidad del Centro, who were suspected of being involved in the assassination. These acts were characterized by arbitrary …
Pedro Moreno, the aprista governor, was assassinated on 19 February 1987 in the district of Independencia during the tenure of Esther Moreno, the IU mayor. This event heightened the existing conflict in the district, which stemmed from disputes over land allocation in the 'Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre' settlement, …
In March 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso dynamited the Civil Guard post of Luchubamba, in the district of Sitacocha, Cajabamba province. The attack resulted in the death of a policeman and one of the Shining Path attackers. Later, in October of the same year, a group of fifteen hikers entered Luchubamba …
In October 1987, a group of fifteen hikers entered Luchubamba, in the district of Sitacocha. Before taking the town, on the road leading to Cushuro and Huacra, they assassinated Bartolo Meza, secretary of the APRA party. Once in the town, the Shining Pathists set fire to and looted the municipality. …
In 1988, during the internal conflict in Peru, the emergence of a supposed paramilitary group named Comando Rodrigo Franco was reported. This group was linked to the assassination of Manuel Febres Flores, a lawyer for a captured Shining Path leader. The group was allegedly connected to the Aprista Party and …
In 1989, during a period of intense political violence in Peru, the Shining Path (PCP-SL) was responsible for the assassination of Marcial Capeletti, a lawyer and leader of the ruling Aprista Party, while he was teaching at the university. In the same year, the mayor of Huamanga, Fermín Azparrent, was …