In 1990, Juan Santiago was elected secretary general of the Cerro de Pasco mine workers union. On the night of the same day of his election, a Shining Path group attempted to assassinate him at his home, but they were unsuccessful. Under his leadership, the union was able to detect …
At the beginning of 1990, in an assembly of workers of the Centromin Peru company in Cerro de Pasco, the "Guardia Obrera" (Workers' Guard) was created under the leadership of Juan Santiago. This organization was created with the objective of confronting the Shining Path (PCP-SL) in the context of the …
In 1990, Juan Santiago, the newly elected secretary-general of the miners' union, survived an assassination attempt by a group of Senderistas, in response to which he organized a 'workers' guard' composed of 60 fellow workers to counteract the threat. In response, he organized a 'workers' guard' composed of 60 fellow …