Murder of Andrés Sosa
Former Patria Libre leader, Andres Sosa, was assassinated by an MRTA commando on January 25, 1992 in Lima. The assassination was part of the wave of political violence and selective assassinations that characterized this period in the Peruvian capital.
Andrés Sosa, former leader of Patria Libre, was assassinated by a commando of the MRTA (Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru) on January 25, 1992. This assassination occurred in the context of the intensification of political violence in Metropolitan Lima, during the period of greatest subversive activity in the capital. It occurred at a time when both the PCP-SL and the MRTA were carrying out selective assassinations against political and social leaders. This crime was part of the strategy of elimination of opponents and dissidents by the subversive groups.