Assassination of Professor Luis Aguilar
On 25 July 1989, the PCP-SL took advantage of the MRTA's weakened state to strike a significant blow by assassinating Professor Luis Aguilar. Aguilar was a prominent leader associated with the MRTA and played a key role in the local community. His murder was part of a broader conflict between the PCP-SL and MRTA, which included further violence and threats against university faculty and students.
El PCP-SL aprovechó un momento de debilidad del MRTA para asesinar al profesor Luis Aguilar la tarde del 25 de julio de 1989. Aguilar era un importante líder cercano al MRTA y presidente del AA.HH. Justicia, Paz y Vida. Este crimen desencadenó una respuesta del MRTA con el asesinato del catedrático Aguirre Palomino el 15 de octubre de 1990, seguido por la publicación de una lista negra el 19 de octubre de 1990 con nombres de otras 44 personas vinculadas a Sendero Luminoso.