Augusta la Torre Politician

Augusta la Torre Carrasco (c. 1946 – 1988), also known as Comrade Norah, was a Peruvian Maoist revolutionary noted as number two in command of the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) guerrillas. La Torre's influence on her husband, Sendero Luminoso founder Abimael Guzmán, was credited with establishing the equality for women's participation within the revolutionary organization and during its militant actions.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1947
Birth place
Ayacucho , Peru
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1989
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successor
Elena Iparraguirre

Topical connections

Dilma RousseffPolitician
Edith LagosMilitary person
Abimael GuzmánPolitician
Óscar RamírezPolitician

Augusta la Torre on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/category,COI,,QUERYRESPONSE,PER,3ae6ad9710,0.html
  2. http://www.youtube.com
  3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xF9dgFvgLFA