Quinto Inuma Alvarado | |
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 Quinto Inuma Alvarado on 11 October 2019 | |
| Born | 1972 or 1973 |
| Died | (aged 50)[1] Huimbayoc District, San Martín Province, Peru |
| Cause of death | Assassination by gunshot |
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| Title | Apu of Santa Rosillo de Yanayacu Indigenous Community |
| Spouse | Bety Marlith Mandruma Flores |
Quinto Inuma Alvarado (c. 1973 – 29 November 2023) was a Kichwa tribal leader from Peru.[2] He was the apu of the Santa Rosillo de Yanayacu indigenous community and one of the leading environmental defenders of the Department of San Martín.[3] He was assassinated in 2023.
Throughout his life, Inuma fought against the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in the Quechua lands. He denounced illegal logging and drug trafficking and advocated for legal protection of the Lower Huallaga region. He faced threats from loggers and drug traffickers. The Peruvian State assumed responsibility for his defense, but lacked the necessary action. On 29 November 2023, while returning home from an environmental conference in Pucallpa, Inuma was shot three times and killed.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Chumpitazwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Davey, Ed; Pereda Zavaleta, David (30 November 2023). "Peruvian rainforest defender from embattled Kichwa tribe shot dead in river attack". Associated Press. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Asesinan a Quinto Inuma Alvarado, defensor ambiental de San Martín". Convoca.pe - Agenda Propia (in Spanish). 29 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.