Murder of Juan Vilca Cutipa
Juan Vilca Cutipa, lieutenant governor of Tiramaza, was assassinated on September 9, 1982 in Azángaro, Puno. On the same day there were attacks by the PCP-SL against the police post and the Azángaro sub-prefecture.
Juan Vilca Cutipa, lieutenant governor of Tiramaza in the province of Azángaro, was assassinated on September 9, 1982. This assassination occurred in the context of a series of attacks perpetrated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Puno region. On the same day of Vilca Cutipa's assassination, attacks were also registered against the Civil Guard post and the Azángaro Sub-prefecture. This event is part of the initial phase of political violence in the department of Puno, where Azángaro was one of the provinces most affected by the internal armed conflict.