Attacks by the PCP-SL on popular leaders
In February 1992, the PCP-SL intensified its attacks against popular leaders, local authorities and ronderos in Lima, including the assassination of María Elena Moyano Delgado, leader of Villa el Salvador, on February 15.
During February 1992, the PCP-SL intensified its attacks against popular leaders, local authorities and ronderos in Lima. Among the targets were leaders of the Bocanegra human settlement and the mayor of Comas, Humberto Paredes. The most emblematic case was the assassination of María Elena Moyano Delgado on February 15, who was a leader of the Popular Federation of Women of Villa el Salvador and deputy mayor of the district. These attacks were part of the PCP-SL's strategy of eliminating popular leaders who represented organizational alternatives to its violent proposal.