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María Elena Moyano Delgado (29 November 1958 – February 15, 1992) was a Peruvian community organizer and activist of Afro-Peruvian descent who was assassinated by the Maoist Shining Path (''Sendero Luminoso'') insurgent movement. Although only one of many atrocities committed during the most violent period of Peru's modern history, her death resulted in a public outcry. ==Early life== Moyano was born in the Barranco district of Lima. Her activism began in her teens, as a member of the ''Movimiento de Jóvenes Pobladores,'' a youth movement in Villa El Salvador, a vast shantytown ''(pueblo joven)'' on the outskirts of the capital, largely populated by migrants from the interior of the country. In 1984, at age 25, she was elected president of the ''Federación Popular de Mujeres de Villa El Salvador'' (Fepomuves), a federation of women from Villa El Salvador. Under her leadership, it grew to encompass public kitchens, health committees, the ''Vaso de Leche'' program (which supplied children with milk), income-generating projects, and committees for basic education. In 1990, Moyano left her position in Fepomuves and shortly thereafter was elected deputy mayor of the municipality of Villa El Salvador. Vaso de Leche (Glass of Milk) was an organization Maria Elena Moyano supported. This organization’s goal was to deliver milk to Lima's poor neighborhoods so that children could have at least one cup of milk a day. 〔Moyano, Maria E. The Autobiography of Maria Elena Moyano: The Life and Death of a Peruvian Activist. Trans. Patricia S. Taylo Edmisten. University Press of Florida, 2000. Print. 〕 Maria Elena Moyano’s mother laundered clothes for a living. She grew up with six siblings: Rodolfo, Raul, Carlos, Narda, Eduardo, and Martha. For many years Maria Elena wanted to be a secretary, but her mother would insist of her to study law. Gustavo, her husband insisted her to apply at Garcilaso de la Vega University so she could study sociology. It is said, in the movie about her that when studying the poverty in Peru she denied God, and instead decided to believe in socialism. Moyano believed that soup kitchens were a form of expressing grievances. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「María Elena Moyano」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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