Assassination of Juan Carlos Vega Llona
Assassination of Juan Carlos Vega Llona | |
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Part of the Internal conflict in Peru | |
Location | Cotahuma, La Paz, Bolivia |
Date | December 6, 1988 |
Target | Juan Carlos Vega Llona |
Attack type | Assassination |
Deaths | 1 |
Victims | 1 |
Perpetrators | Shining Path |
Assailants | 2 |
On December 6, 1988, Juan Carlos Vega Llona (born February 20, 1942, in
Background
Juan Carlos Vega Llona was born on February 20, 1942, in
Assassination
In 1987, Captain Vega Llona was assigned as naval attaché to the embassy of Peru in La Paz, Bolivia.[5] After the setback suffered by the events of El Frontón, the Central Committee of Shining Path commissioned the execution of Vega Llona to an annihilation group commanded by Tania Tineo Suasnábar (Comrade Rosa). Other members of the annihilation group were Teófilo Ayma Sayco (Comrade Tomás), and Cipriano Quilla Carcausto (Comrade Saúl).[6]
On December 2, 1988, Mario Serafín Cuentas Alvarado (Comrade Adrián), met with "Comrade Rosa" at the house of "Comrade Margarita" informing her that he had to travel to La Paz. "Comrade Adrián" gave him revolvers, dynamite and leaflets from the "Revolutionary Workers' Movement" (Spanish: Movimiento Obrero Revolucionario, MOR), a fictitious organization called with the aim of misleading potential investigators. The next day, the annihilation group traveled to Bolivia. On December 4, the perpetrators carried out a reconnaissance of the place, a procedure that was repeated the next day. During the reconnaissance, the senderistas stole twice.[7] At the same time, the annihilation group came into contact with the Support Committee for the Peruvian Revolution (CARP-Bolivia)[6] led by "Comrade Rufo", a Bolivian senderista. The CARP-Bolivia provided accommodation for the Peruvian senderistas in El Alto.[7]
On December 6, 1988,
In 1989, "Comrade Rosa" was arrested by the Directorate against Terrorism (DIRCOTE).[9] In her testimony, "Comrade Rosa" did not reveal the participation of CARP-Bolivia in the murder, although it would later be revealed.[7] On the other hand, Vega Llona was posthumously promoted to the rank of Counter admiral.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Contralmirante Vega Llona, Juan Carlos". Asociacion de Oficiales de Infanteria de Marina.
- ^ a b "APENDICE: CUADROS CRONOLOGICOS SOBRE LA VIOLENCIA POLITICA". Violencia política en el Perú: 1980–1988 (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Lima: DESCO Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo. 1989. pp. 180–181.
- RPP Noticias. 2011-08-09.
- Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación.
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- ^ a b c Chamorro Pomajambo, Juan Carlos. Los inicios de Sendero Luminoso en Bolivia: El aniquilamiento del capitán Vega Llona (Thesis) (in Spanish). Universidad Nuestra Señora de La Paz.
- ^ Calderón, Martín (2021-08-17). "Los marinos que fueron asesinados por el terrorismo". El Comercio.
- ^ a b Reátegui, César (2018-02-11). "Sendero golpea a la Marina". Diario Expreso. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19.
- ^ Strong, S. (1992). Shining Path: Terror and Revolution in Peru (in Spanish). pp. 225–226.