Murder of Hualla Mayor and businessman
On June 1, 1982, a Shining Path detachment assassinated the mayor and a merchant of Hualla, Fajardo province. This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to 'beat the countryside' by eliminating authorities and 'enemies' in general. On the same day the Lieutenant Governor of Concepción, Vilcashuamán, was also assassinated. …