Assassination of Prefect Alejandro Magno Gómez
On June 23, 1991, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the prefect of the district of Villa El Salvador, Alejandro Magno Gómez. This was the first act of violence recorded in the PCP-SL's more aggressive campaign in Villa El Salvador since 1991, aimed at creating power vacuums by intimidating and eliminating local …