Death of Zoila Lopez Rivadeneyra in MRTA attack on Channel 5
On May 3, 1988, Zoila Lopez Rivadeneyra died during an MRTA attack on Canal 5 in Lima, becoming the first MRTA militant killed in combat.
On May 3, 1988, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) attacked the premises of Canal 5 in Lima. Zoila López Rivadeneyra, who was the first MRTA militant killed in combat, died during this confrontation. This attack was part of the armed actions that MRTA carried out in the Peruvian capital during that period. The event occurred in a context of intensified political violence in the country, a few days after the government announced tougher measures against terrorism.