Murder of Antonio Artica Sosa
On August 8, 1984, PCP-SL militants assassinated Antonio Artica Sosa, municipal agent of Santa Rosa de Astobamba, district of Yanahuanca, as part of their strategy to destroy the system of authorities in Pasco.
On August 8, 1984, a contingent of the PCP-SL entered the town of Santa Rosa de Astobamba, in the district of Yanahuanca. During this incursion, the Shining Path militants assassinated Antonio Artica Sosa, who was a municipal agent. This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to destroy the existing system of authorities in the highlands of the department of Pasco. The event was part of a broader pattern of harassment of police posts and systematic elimination of local authorities in the region.