Death of Rayda Maruja Dávalos Arias
Rayda Maruja Dávalos Arias, a union leader in Apurímac, was assassinated in 1991 by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. Her death is part of the systematic campaign of elimination of social and union leaders carried out by the subversive organization.
Rayda Maruja Dávalos Arias was a union leader murdered in Apurímac during 1991. According to CVR records, she held the position of union leader in Trade Unions or Federations of Workers, workers or employees. Her death is part of the offensive of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso against social and union leaders in the country. The murder of Dávalos Arias is part of the context of the intensification of violence against popular leaders during 1991, a year in which multiple threats and assassinations of leaders were registered in various regions of Peru.