Murder of Alcira Benavides Albeo de Madrid
Alcira Benavides Albeo de Madrid was assassinated on June 24, 1983 in Huarautambo, Yanahuanca, by a group of 30 armed men of the PCP-SL after a "popular trial". The crime was part of the Shining Path campaign against landowning "gamonales".
On June 24, 1983, in the annex of Huarautambo, in the district of Yanahuanca, a group of 30 men armed with firearms and homemade bombs assassinated Alcira Benavides Albeo de Madrid, after a "popular trial". This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's campaign against the "gamonales" landowners, under its "anti-feudal and anti-landlord" discourse. The murder of Alcira Benavides was an event that quickly spread throughout the towns and annexes of Yanahuanca. This event was part of a series of selective assassinations against authorities and landowners in the region during 1983.