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.

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Label Occurrences
Sendero Luminoso canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maoist organization ⓘ
guerrilla organization ⓘ
insurgent organization ⓘ
terrorist organization ⓘ
activeIn Andean region of Peru ⓘ
Ayacucho region ⓘ
linked to: 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 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 Peruvian armed forces ⓘ
Peruvian government ⓘ
linked to: Government of Peru

Peruvian state ⓘ
peakActivityPeriod 1980s ⓘ
early 1990s ⓘ
politicalPosition far-left ⓘ
recognizedAsTerroristOrganizationBy Canada ⓘ
European Union ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
United States ⓘ
resultOfLeaderCapture decline in operational capacity ⓘ
significantEvent capture of Abimael Guzmán ⓘ
startTime 1980 ⓘ
usesTactic assassinations ⓘ
bombings ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ
massacres ⓘ
terrorist attacks ⓘ

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