Assassination of AP Captain Jorge Alzamora
Air Force Captain Jorge Alzamora was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso as part of their strategy of selective annihilations against members of the armed forces in Lima.
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Violent suppression of riots in three Lima prisons
On June 18, 1986, there was a Shining Path riot in the Lurigancho, El Frontón and Santa Bárbara prisons with hostage taking. The Council of Ministers decided to reestablish order with maximum energy, entrusting the task to the Joint Command of the Armed Forces. The repression resulted in the death …
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Taking of Tocache
In March 1987, the Shining Path PCP took the town of Tocache as part of its territorial control strategy in the Huallaga basin. This action took place in the context of subversive domination of the area, where the PCP-SL had established open Popular Committees and maintained a complex relationship with …
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Recovery of Tocache by law enforcement forces
On July 17, 1987, the combined forces of the police, Army and Air Force carried out an impressive operation to recapture the town of Tocache, which had been taken by the Shining Path PCP. Law enforcement arrived in helicopters in a coordinated operation. This action came after the PCP-SL had …
