In 1988, Peru experienced significant violence and unrest during a period of miner's strikes. The PCP-SL (Shining Path) and national police increased violence around these conflicts, with the PCP-SL targeting and assassinating union leaders who opposed them. Notably, on October 17, Alejandro Patiño, a former union leader, was killed for …
On October 17, 1988, the day the national mining strike called by the Federation of Miners, Metallurgists and Steelworkers of Peru (FNTMMSP) began, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated Alejandro Patiño, former leader of the Morococha union. Patiño was an aprista (member of the PAP, the ruling party at the time) and …
Alejandro Patiño, former leader of the Morococha Mine Workers Union (STMM) and an APRA militant, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso on October 17, 1988. This assassination took place in the context of important mobilizations and strikes of mining workers demanding the recognition of the single national miners' list proposed …
On May 7, 1989, in Morococha, Yauli province, Antonio Cajachagua, General Secretary of the Morococha Mine Workers Union (STMM), was assassinated by a group of hooded men. This assassination took place in the context of a series of selective executions against mining union leaders who had publicly opposed the actions …