Murder of COPE's industrial relations manager
Assassination of COPE's manager by the PCP-SL during labor conflict.
On March 17, 1988, a woman assassinated the industrial relations manager of Compañía Peruana de Envases (COPE), while the union was preparing to discuss its list of demands. After the assassination, the Shining Path supporters decreed an indefinite general strike and took over the facilities for fifty days.