Murder of mining leader Tomás Miranda
On March 19, 1986, the Shining Path assassinated mining leader Tomás Miranda during a popular demonstration in Cerro de Pasco. This crime was part of the selective assassinations against union leaders in the mining centers of the central highlands.
On March 19, 1986, during a popular demonstration in Cerro de Pasco, mining leader Tomás Miranda was assassinated by members of the Shining Path. This assassination occurred in the context of the political violence affecting the mining centers of the central highlands of Peru. The event was part of a series of selective assassinations against mining union leaders who opposed the actions of the PCP-SL in the region. Miranda was a victim of the Shining Path's strategy of eliminating labor leaders who did not align with their political objectives.