National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle
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The National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle , often called La Cantuta, is a university in the Lima
area of Peru
. The university specializes in education and administration.
During the early 1990s, the university was placed under military control after receiving information that Shining Path
and the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
were operating inside and indoctrinating the students. On July 18, 1992 a professor and nine students from the university were "disappeared
" in what would come to be known as the La Cantuta massacre
. The bodies of the victims were eventually discovered, and members of Grupo Colina
were jailed for their participation in the massacre. Former president Alberto Fujimori
was convicted of murder
for his role in the massacre.
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
area of Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. The university specializes in education and administration.
During the early 1990s, the university was placed under military control after receiving information that Shining Path
Shining Path
Shining Path is a Maoist guerrilla terrorist organization in Peru. The group never refers to itself as "Shining Path", and as several other Peruvian groups, prefers to be called the "Communist Party of Peru" or "PCP-SL" in short...
and the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
The Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement was a Marxist revolutionary group active in Peru from the early 1980s to 1997 and one of the main actors in the internal conflict in Peru...
were operating inside and indoctrinating the students. On July 18, 1992 a professor and nine students from the university were "disappeared
Forced disappearance
In international human rights law, a forced disappearance occurs when a person is secretly abducted or imprisoned by a state or political organization or by a third party with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of a state or political organization, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the...
" in what would come to be known as the La Cantuta massacre
La Cantuta massacre
The La Cantuta massacre, in which a university professor and nine students from Lima's La Cantuta University were abducted by a military death squad and "disappeared", took place in Peru on 18 July 1992 during the presidency of Alberto Fujimori...
. The bodies of the victims were eventually discovered, and members of Grupo Colina
Grupo Colina
Grupo Colina was a paramilitary anti-communist death squad created in Peru that was active from 1990 until 1994, during the administration of Alberto Fujimori...
were jailed for their participation in the massacre. Former president Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori Fujimori served as President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 17 November 2000. A controversial figure, Fujimori has been credited with the creation of Fujimorism, uprooting terrorism in Peru and restoring its macroeconomic stability, though his methods have drawn charges of...
was convicted of murder
Alberto Fujimori's arrest and trial
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was arrested and tried for a number of crimes related to corruption and human rights abuses that occurred during his government.-Background:...
for his role in the massacre.