Comrade Alipio

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Borda and the second or maternal family name is Casafranca.

Orlando Alejandro Borda Casafranca (January 11, 1967 − August 11, 2013), who used the nom de guerre Comrade Alipio, was a Shining Path commander and one of the highest-ranking members of the Shining Path. He was killed on 11 August 2013 in a Peruvian Army operation in Llochegua.^[1][2]

Orlando Alejandro Borda Casafranco
Nickname(s)	Comrade Alipio
Born	January 11, 1967 Santillana District, Peru
Died	August 11, 2013 (aged 46) Llochegua District, Peru
Allegiance	MPCP
Battles / wars	Internal conflict in Peru 1983 Lucanamarca massacre Operation Camaleón †

Operation Camaleón

Operation Camaleón
Part of the Internal conflict in Peru
Remains of "Comrade Alipio" and "Comrade Gabriel" being transferred after Operation Camaleón
Date August 11, 2013 Location Llochegua District, Ayacucho, Peru Result Successful operation Bring about the restructuring of the subversive organization. Official dissolution of the Militarized Communist Party of Peru and break with the Pensamiento Gonzalo.
Belligerents
Peruvian Army Peruvian Police	Militarized Communist Party of Peru
Commanders and leaders
?	Comrade Alipio  † Comrade Gabriel  † Comrade Alfonso  †
Strength
unknown	3 terrorist
Casualties and losses
none	3 killed[3]

The Operation Camaleón was an anti-terrorist operation carried out on August 11, 2013 by the Peruvian Armed Forces and the Peruvian National Police that resulted in the death of "Comrade Alipio" (Alejandro Borda Casafranca), number two of the remnants of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path and "Comrade Gabriel" (Martín Antonio Quispe Palomino).^[4]

During in the Operation

The members of the Lobo Brigade organized themselves to wait for "Comrade Alipio".^[5] On August 11, "Comrade Alipio", "Comrade Gabriel" and "Comrade Alfonso" scattered their men and entered the drug trafficker's house. At 9:30 pm an explosion was heard as the drug trafficker fled. Three charred corpses were found in the house. The bodies were recognized by some Sendero deserters.

Aftermath

The death of "Comrade Gabriel" and "Comrade Alipio" would bring about the restructuring of the subversive organization, which would lead to the official formation of the Militarized Communist Party of Peru and the break with Pensamiento Gonzalo.^[6]

See also

• Operation Victoria
• Operation Patriota

References

1. "Peru says Shining Path number two killed in clash". France24. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
2. "Peru captures Sendero Luminoso's No. 2 man: 'Comrade Alipio'". UPI. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
3. Fowks, Jacqueline (13 August 2013). "Matan en la selva peruana a tres miembros de Sendero Luminoso". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
4. CORREO, NOTICIAS (13 September 2013). "Paso a paso, la operación Camaleón que abatió a 'Alipio' y 'Gabriel' | POLITICA". Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
5. "Hacen volar a "Alipio" y "Gabriel"" (PDF).
6. "Sendero Luminoso en el VRAEM" (PDF).