On November 17, 1988, in the Pasco region of Peru, suspected members of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) assassinated the mayor, a municipal agent, and two community leaders in the towns of Pillao and Astobamba. This event is part of the broader conflict involving the Shining Path, a Maoist insurgent group, …
The PCP-SL murdered five people in the district of Huancapon, Cajatambo province. The victims were Mayor Juan Lizzeti Torres, Justice of the Peace Willy Lizzetti Salazar, Lieutenant Governor Inocente Cabanillas Rosales, and two teachers: Ángeles Concepción Chávez y Solís. These murders were part of the Shining Path strategy of eliminating …
Felipe Vergara was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the town of Astobamba, near the provincial capital of Cajatambo, in October 1989. This murder was part of a systematic campaign of aggression against resistant authorities and non-sympathizing teachers in the district of Huacapón and surrounding areas of Cajatambo. The crime …