Murder of Juan Berrospi
Juan Berrospi, president of Cooperación Popular, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in Huancayo in May 1987. His death was part of a campaign of selective assassinations against public officials and authorities during the intensification of Shining Path violence in the Mantaro Valley.
Juan Berrospi, president of Cooperación Popular, was assassinated by PCP-Sendero Luminoso militants in the city of Huancayo in May 1987. This assassination was part of a campaign of 'selective annihilations' that increased since January 1987, targeting public officials, members of the security forces and local authorities. Berrospi's murder occurred in the same context in which Felix Ortega, president of the Junin Development Corporation, was assassinated on May 8 of that year. These selective assassinations were part of the Shining Path's strategy of eliminating state representatives and authorities in the Mantaro Valley during the period of heightened violence in the region.