Assassination of the governor of Alcamenca
On November 5, 1982, the governor of Alcamenca, Fajardo province, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, accused of 'snitching'. This assassination was part of the Shining Path's strategy of eliminating local authorities to establish their control in rural areas.
On November 5, 1982, the governor of Alcamenca, in the province of Fajardo, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This assassination was part of a series of executions of local authorities and people accused of 'snitching' that intensified during that year. The event occurred in the context of the PCP-SL's strategy of 'beating the countryside' through the systematic assassination of authorities and 'enemies' in general. These types of actions were central to the Shining Path's proposal to establish their control in the rural areas of Ayacucho.