Assassination of Mayors in Huamachuco
In 1989, in the city of Huamachuco, Shining Path detachments of the PCP-SL successively assassinated two of the city's mayors. First, Mayor Ricardo Woolcott Morales, an APRA militant, was assassinated, followed by his replacement, Víctor Espinoza Luna. These assassinations were part of the PCP-SL strategy of eliminating local authorities to …