Capture of Professor Luis Kawata Makabe
Professor Luis Kawata Makabe, considered to be Abimael Guzman's lieutenant, captured
On February 24, university professor Luis Kawata Makabe, an opponent of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso within the PCP-SL but considered his lieutenant by the press at the time, was captured in Ayacucho. His capture was presented as an important blow against the structure of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso.