Murder of Benigno Ayala
Benigno Ayala, secretary general of Izquierda Unida de Cangallo, Ayacucho, was assassinated on April 26, 1989. His death was part of the context of political violence that especially affected authorities and leaders in Ayacucho during that year.
On April 26, 1989, Benigno Ayala, secretary general of Izquierda Unida (IU) in Cangallo, Ayacucho, was assassinated. The crime occurred in a context of intense political violence in the Ayacucho region, where both the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and paramilitary groups such as the Comando Rodrigo Franco were active. This assassination was part of a series of attacks against political authorities and social leaders during 1989, the year that saw the highest number of elected officials assassinated.