Death of Rosa Mercedes del Aguila Garcia
Rosa Mercedes del Aguila Garcia, president of the Central Committee of Mothers of the Amarilis District in Tingo Maria, was allegedly assassinated by the PCP-SL in 1993. Her death caused the deactivation of mothers' organizations in Huanuco.
Rosa Mercedes del Aguila Garcia was president of the Central Committee of Mothers of the Amarilis District in Tingo Maria, Huanuco. She was allegedly murdered by members of the PCP-SL in 1993. According to her son Jose Soto del Aguila, her death led to the deactivation of the Central Committee of the Mothers' Club, as well as other organizations in Huanuco. Her case is part of the PCP-SL offensive against the leaders of popular women's organizations that intensified during the early 1990s.