Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path

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The Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path is a Peruvian far-left insurgent organization known for its violent Maoist guerrilla campaign against the state during the late 20th century.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Maoist organization
guerrilla movement
insurgent organization
terrorist organization
alsoKnownAs Partido Comunista del Perú – Sendero Luminoso
Sendero Luminoso
areaOfOperations Andean highlands of Peru
Upper Huallaga Valley
beganArmedStruggle 1980
conflict Internal conflict in Peru
Peruvian civil conflict (1980s–1990s)
country Peru
designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy Canada
European Union
Peru
United States
firstArmedActionLocation Chuschi, Ayacucho, Peru
founded 1969
foundedBy Abimael Guzmán
goal establish a communist state in Peru
overthrow the Peruvian state
ideology Maoism
Marxism–Leninism
inspiredBy Chinese Cultural Revolution
knownFor extreme ideological rigidity
high levels of violence against civilians
languageOfPropaganda Spanish
leader Abimael Guzmán
leaderCaptured 1992
leaderCapturedBy Peruvian security forces
namedAfter José Carlos Mariátegui’s concept of the shining path to revolution
notableAttack Tarata bombing
opposedOrganizations Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
opposedTo Government of Peru
peakActivityPeriod 1980s
early 1990s
politicalPosition far-left
primaryAreaOfOperations Ayacucho Region
recruitedFrom rural indigenous communities
university students
startDate late 1960s
tactics assassinations
bombings
guerrilla warfare
massacres of civilians
terrorist attacks
TarataBombingDate 1992
uses red flag with hammer and sickle
weakenedAfter capture of Abimael Guzmán

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
José Carlos Mariátegui ("Peruvian Communist Party")
Maoism
influenced
Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path ("Partido Comunista del Perú – Sendero Luminoso")
alsoKnownAs
Marxism–Leninism–Maoism ("Communist Party of Peru (Shining Path)")
usedBy

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