Santander

Timeline Events 2

1. Aug. 8, 1986

   Capture of MRTA guerrilla group in Colombia

   On August 8, 1986, Colombian police captured a guerrilla group in Santander that included several Peruvians. This capture occurred one day after MRTA held its second clandestine press conference on August 7. The event evidences the international dimension of MRTA's activities and the cooperation between police forces from different South …

   Santander, Colombia Informe CVR, página 121

   #mrta #capturas #colombia #Santander #guerrillas #cooperación-internacional
2. Sept. 11, 1992

   Kidnapping and murder of businessman David Ballón Vera by MRTA

   David Ballón Vera, owner of the Santander de Canta mine, was kidnapped while driving his vehicle on the fifth block of Tomás Marsano Avenue, Surquillo. MRTA members wearing police uniforms and medical aprons, with two fake patrolmen and a stolen ambulance, intercepted his vehicle. They shot at the armored windows, …

   Surquillo, Lima, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 3119-3120

   #mrta #secuestros #asesinatos #empresarios #surquillo #lima #torturas #extorsion