Néstor Cerpa Cartolini

Néstor Cerpa Cartolini
Born(1953-08-14)14 August 1953
Lima, Peru
Died22 April 1997(1997-04-22) (aged 43)
Lima, Peru
Cause of deathKilled in Operation Chavín de Huántar
Occupation(s)Guerrilla, political activist
Years active1970s–1997

Néstor Cerpa Cartolini (14 August 1953 – 22 April 1997) was a member, then leader of the Peruvian Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA). He was sometimes known by the nom de guerre "Evaristo". He was killed by Peruvian government forces during Operation Chavín de Huántar in 1997.