In February 1987, the mayor of the district of Naranjillo, Eugenio Camasca, a militant of the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP), was assassinated by the Shining Path PCP. This assassination occurred in the context of the control that the PCP-SL was establishing in the area of Naranjillo, near Tingo Maria, where …
The first Comité de Autodefensa Civil was established in 1991 in Naranjillo, Peru, as a grassroots effort to combat armed subversion. These committees were composed of local volunteers who received minimal government support, primarily in the form of weapons and supplies. Despite their initial purpose, they were politically manipulated by …
The PCP-SL attempted an attack on the city of Tingo Maria using Naranjillo as a base. Approximately 500 well-armed subversives entered from 11:00 p.m. on the 15th, but were intercepted by the Peruvian army that had been alerted by a rondero. A fierce confrontation ensued that lasted until 9:00 a.m., …
In 1991, the Shining Path (PCP-SL) planned an attack on the city of Tingo María, using Naranjillo as their base. The attack was scheduled for 16 July, coinciding with the local festival of the Virgen del Carmen. However, the Peruvian army, alerted by local informants, preemptively intervened, thwarting the attack …
In August 1993, the Shining Path PCP assassinated a councilman in Naranjillo, a town very close to Tingo Maria. This murder was part of a series of violent actions carried out by the Shining Path in the region during that period, which also included the murder of five soldiers in …
José del Castillo, a former leader of the Shining Path who became a leader of the local defense groups in Naranjillo, was assassinated on April 6, 1996. He was killed while supposedly on patrol with another member of the 'Comité de Luchadores por la Paz. His vehicle was thrown into …