Arrest of Miguel Rincón Rincón

Miguel Rincón Rincón, an important member of the MRTA (Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru) leadership, was arrested on November 30, 1995. This capture represented another resounding blow to the MRTA, which had already suffered the arrest of other important leaders such as Víctor Polay Campos in 1992. Rincón Rincón's arrest took place in the context of the decline of subversive actions in the capital, after the capture of the main leaders of both the MRTA and the PCP-SL. This event was part of the period of pacification that the Fujimori government capitalized on politically for its reelection in the 1995-2000 period.