Murder of Tomás Irigoyen
Tomás Irigoyen, manager of CITECIL, was assassinated on October 1, 1987, during a month-long strike at the factory. This assassination was part of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso's strategy of eliminating officials in labor disputes.
Tomás Irigoyen, manager of CITECIL, was murdered on October 1, 1987. The assassination occurred in the context of a strike that had been going on at the factory for a month. This crime was part of a PCP-Sendero Luminoso practice of assassinating officials as a way of resolving labor conflicts. The event was part of a period of intensifying political violence in the Peruvian industrial sector.