Abstract
Jhony Achuy, Alberto Chong Rojas, Raúl Chumbé Rodríguez, Rafael Gonzáles, Luis Mogollón, César Marcelinoa Carvajal, Max Pérez Velásquez, Carlos Piedra | Murdered | 1989 In May of 1989, six rebels from The Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), a terrorist organization, raided the Las Gardenias nightclub, a club frequented by LGBTQ patrons. While many were able to flee the scene before violence occurred, eight patrons were taken out of the club, brought out to the street and killed. Neighborhood onlookers witnessed the murders, which the MRTA later described as an act of “social cleansing.” Jirón Manco Inca 622, Tarapoto, Peru
Citation
Barboza-Gubo, Juan José, and Andrew Mroczek. 2015-2020. 'Serie Fatherland / Padre Patria'. Dispossessions in the Americas. https://dia.upenn.edu/en/art/APER002/

