Murder of Antonio Cajachagua, General Secretary of the Morococha Mine Workers Union.
Antonio Cajachagua, General Secretary of the Morococha Mine Workers Union, was assassinated on May 7, 1989 by a group of hooded men in Morococha, Yauli. His death is part of a series of selective assassinations against mining union leaders in the Junín region.
On May 7, 1989, in Morococha, Yauli province, Antonio Cajachagua, General Secretary of the Morococha Mine Workers Union (STMM), was assassinated by a group of hooded men. This assassination took place in the context of a series of selective executions against mining union leaders who had publicly opposed the actions of the PCP-SL or who were leading important labor mobilizations. The crime was part of a campaign of violence against union leaders in the Junín mining region, which included the previous assassinations of Alejandro Patiño and Fidencio Coronel in October 1988, and Saúl Cantoral in February 1989.