Murder of the provincial mayor of Puno Luis Dueñas Peralta
Two subversives of the Shining Path PCP assassinated the provincial mayor of Puno, Luis Dueñas Peralta, on June 30, 1988. This selective assassination was part of the strategy of eliminating local authorities implemented by the PCP-SL in the region.
On June 30, 1988, two subversives of the PCP Shining Path assassinated the provincial mayor of Puno, Luis Dueñas Peralta. This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy of eliminating local authorities in the Puno region during the period of expanding subversive violence. The attack occurred in a context where the PCP-SL had intensified its actions against authorities and law enforcement in the department of Puno. This selective crime was characteristic of the subversive tactic of dismantling state power by eliminating its local representatives.