Assassination of Juan Carlos Vega Llona
1988 murder in Bolivia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On December 6, 1988, Juan Carlos Vega Llona (born February 20, 1942, in Lima) was assassinated one block away from the Peruvian embassy in the district of Cotahuma, La Paz, Bolivia, by armed members of the fictitious "Revolutionary Workers Movement" (Spanish: Movimiento Obrero Revolucionario, MOR), created in name by Shining Path, a Peruvian terrorist organisation. The murder of the embassy's naval attaché was carried out in reprisal for the Peruvian prison massacres that took place two years prior.
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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 |
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