Cárdenas

Timeline Events 2

1. Dec. 1, 1985

   Return and Subsequent Violence in Huambalpa

   In December 1985, forty residents of Huambalpa returned to their locality with the assistance of Cáritas, led by a professor named Cárdenas who encouraged the community to resist joining the Shining Path. Three months after their return, Cárdenas was assassinated by the PCP-SL, leading some residents to flee again. Those …

   Huambalpa, Vilcashuamán, Peru

   #huambalpa #sendero luminoso #pcp-sl #violence #return #cáritas #1985
2. July 9, 1990

   Escape of MRTA Prisoners from Castro Castro

   On July 9, 1990, a significant escape occurred when 47 prisoners from the MRTA (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) managed to flee from the Penal Castro Castro through a tunnel. This escape included all the important leaders captured up to that date, except for Cárdenas, who was released shortly after his …

   Penal Castro Castro, Peru Nota al pie 148

   #mrta #escape #prison break #Peru #1990s