Murder of the aprista provincial mayor of Picota, Rafael Saavedra Saavedra Saavedra
On June 16, 1987, members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the APRA provincial mayor of Picota, Rafael Saavedra Saavedra. This assassination was part of the selective annihilation strategy of the PCP-SL against local political authorities, especially those linked to the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP). The crime occurred in the context …