Death of Gelacio Bernardo Mendoza
Gelacio Bernardo Mendoza, leader of the FNTMMP, was assassinated by the Civil Guard on March 24, 1983 in Huanzalá, Pasco, during the repression of a workers' protest.
Gelacio Bernardo Mendoza, leader of the National Federation of Miners, Metalworkers and Steelworkers of Peru (FNTMMP), was assassinated on March 24, 1983 in Huanzalá, Pasco. His death occurred when the Civil Guard repressed a workers' protest. This assassination occurred in the context of the national strike and labor protests of March 1983, a period of intense repression against union leaders in Peru.