Sendero Luminoso
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Sendero Luminoso is a Maoist insurgent organization in Peru known for its violent guerrilla campaign against the Peruvian state during the late 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sendero Luminoso canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3707845 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sendero Luminoso Context triple: [Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path, alsoKnownAs, Sendero Luminoso]
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A.
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B.
The Sacred Journey
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C.
Estela de Luz
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D.
Journey into Light
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E.
The Journey
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sendero Luminoso Target entity description: Sendero Luminoso is a Maoist insurgent organization in Peru known for its violent guerrilla campaign against the Peruvian state during the late 20th century.
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A.
Spirit Way
Spirit Way is the ceremonial, statue-lined approach road leading to the tombs of Chinese emperors, most famously in the Ming and Qing imperial necropolises.
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B.
The Sacred Journey
The Sacred Journey is a spiritual memoir by American writer and theologian Frederick Buechner, reflecting on his early life and the ways in which God’s presence can be discerned in ordinary experience.
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C.
Estela de Luz
Estela de Luz is a modern commemorative monument in Mexico City, known for its tall, illuminated quartz-clad structure symbolizing national identity and remembrance.
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D.
Journey into Light
Journey into Light is a 1951 American film noir drama featuring Sterling Hayden as a troubled minister whose life unravels as he confronts despair and redemption on Skid Row.
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E.
The Journey
The Journey is a film score composed by Academy Award–winning British composer Stephen Warbeck.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maoist organization
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guerrilla organization ⓘ insurgent organization ⓘ terrorist organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Andean region of Peru
ⓘ
Ayacucho Region ⓘ
surface form:
Ayacucho region
Peru ⓘ |
| associatedWith | rural peasant areas in Peru ⓘ |
| basedOn | interpretation of Mao Zedong Thought ⓘ |
| beganArmedStruggle | 1980 ⓘ |
| conflictType | internal armed conflict ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Peru ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Abimael Guzmán ⓘ |
| goal |
establishment of a Maoist communist regime in Peru
ⓘ
overthrow of the Peruvian state ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName |
Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path
ⓘ
surface form:
Shining Path
|
| hasLeader | Abimael Guzmán ⓘ |
| ideology |
Maoism
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ communism ⓘ |
| inception | late 1960s ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableAttack | Tarata bombing ⓘ |
| notableAttackDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | internal conflict in Peru ⓘ |
| notedFor |
attacks on civilians
ⓘ
attacks on infrastructure ⓘ extreme violence ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Peruvian National Police ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Armed Forces of Peru
ⓘ
surface form:
Peruvian armed forces
Government of Peru ⓘ
surface form:
Peruvian government
Peruvian state ⓘ |
| peakActivityPeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| recognizedAsTerroristOrganizationBy |
Canada
ⓘ
European Union ⓘ Peru ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| resultOfLeaderCapture | decline in operational capacity ⓘ |
| significantEvent | capture of Abimael Guzmán ⓘ |
| startTime | 1980 ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
assassinations
ⓘ
bombings ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ massacres ⓘ terrorist attacks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sendero Luminoso Description of subject: Sendero Luminoso is a Maoist insurgent organization in Peru known for its violent guerrilla campaign against the Peruvian state during the late 20th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.