Murder of Tomás Irigoyen, manager of CITECIL

Assassination of the manager of CITECIL by the PCP-SL during a strike.

On June 2, 1990, the PCP-SL assassinated Tomás Irigoyen, manager of CITECIL, a factory that had been on strike for a month. This assassination exemplifies the Shining Path strategy of taking advantage of labor conflicts to eliminate business officials.

Source: Informe CVR, página 2267
Location: Lima, Perú