Edith Lagos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edith Lagos

Peruvian revolutionary

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1962

Place of Birth: Ayacucho, Peru

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1982

Profession: politician, revolutionary

Nationality: Peru

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Edith Lagos was a Peruvian activist who was a member of the Shining Path (Spanish: Sendero Luminoso), one of the Communist Parties of Peru.
Lagos was a prominent promoter of the group's agenda. Lagos was born in Ayacucho to a wealthy family.
She studied law at Universidad de San Martín de Porres in Lima before dropping out to join Shining PathIn 1980, Lagos escaped the Ayacucho jail after a Shining Path detachment blew a hole in the jail wall.
She spent the next two years promoting Shining Path and participating in their operations. In 1982, Lagos was killed in Umaca, Peru, in a shootout with police and paramilitary forces.
She was buried in Ayacucho.
It was estimated that up to 30,000 people attended the funeral.
Lago's tomb was later bombed by the Rodrigo Franco Command.