Antonio Cajachagua Leiva

Timeline Events 2

1. Jan. 1, 1989

   Attacks on Centromín Perú and Formation of Defense Brigade

   In 1989, the Sendero Luminoso carried out multiple attacks on the facilities of Centromín Perú, causing significant damage to their infrastructure. In response to the ongoing violence, the workers of Centromín Perú formed a defense brigade named 'Antonio Cajachagua Leiva' to protect themselves from potential aggressions by the PCP-SL or …

   Morococha, Peru página 211

   #sendero luminoso #Centromín Perú #morococha #1989 #mining #violence #defense brigade #military intervention
2. May 7, 1989

   Murder of Antonio Cajachagua Leiva

   On May 7, 1989, as he was leaving an assembly, Antonio Cajachagua Leiva, general secretary of the Morococha mine workers' union, was shot in the head and killed. His former colleagues state that he was also against the strikes and attributed the assassination to the Shining Path. This murder took …

   Morococha, Yauli, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, página 211

   #sendero-luminoso #pcp-sl #asesinatos #dirigente-sindical #morococha #yauli #junín #trabajadores-mineros #centromin