Kidnapping of Pedro Antonio Miyasato
Members of the MRTA kidnapped businessman Pedro Antonio Miyasato on April 22, 1992. The kidnapping occurred in a context of high political tension following the April 5 coup d'état.
On April 22, 1992, members of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) kidnapped businessman Pedro Antonio Miyasato. This kidnapping occurred in a context of intense subversive activity, just days after the April 5, 1992 coup d'état carried out by President Alberto Fujimori. The event occurred in the midst of a series of violent actions by MRTA, including the recent capture of its leader Peter Cardenas Schulte on April 14.