Murder of subprefect Romani in Vilcashuamán
Subprefect Romani was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in Vilcashuamán in March 1982. This crime was part of the Shining Path's strategy of eliminating state authorities to create a power vacuum in rural areas.
In March 1982, sub-prefect Romani was assassinated in Vilcashuamán by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This assassination was part of the Shining Path's strategy to eliminate state authorities and create a 'power vacuum' in rural areas. The event occurred in the context of a sustained offensive by the PCP-SL against the police and local authorities during 1982, a year in which the subversive group was consolidating its control over several communities in the area, turning them into support bases. This type of assassination of authorities was a central action in the PCP-SL's proposal to 'beat the countryside' and establish its 'new state' through Popular Committees.