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.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path Context triple: [Maoism, influenced, Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path]
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Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is a leftist political organization in El Salvador that began as a coalition of guerrilla groups fighting the military-led government during the Salvadoran Civil War and later became a major political party.
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People's Security Army
The People's Security Army was an early Indonesian military force that played a key role in fighting for Indonesia's independence during the Indonesian National Revolution.
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Lao People’s Revolutionary Party
The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party is the communist political party that has governed Laos as its sole legal ruling party since 1975.
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Malayan Communist Party
The Malayan Communist Party was a communist political and guerrilla organization in British Malaya that led an armed insurgency against colonial and later Malaysian authorities in the mid-20th century.
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26th of July Movement
The 26th of July Movement was a Cuban revolutionary organization led by Fidel Castro that spearheaded the overthrow of dictator Fulgencio Batista and paved the way for the establishment of a socialist state in Cuba.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front
The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front is a leftist political organization in El Salvador that began as a coalition of guerrilla groups fighting the military-led government during the Salvadoran Civil War and later became a major political party.
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People's Security Army
The People's Security Army was an early Indonesian military force that played a key role in fighting for Indonesia's independence during the Indonesian National Revolution.
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C.
Lao People’s Revolutionary Party
The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party is the communist political party that has governed Laos as its sole legal ruling party since 1975.
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Malayan Communist Party
The Malayan Communist Party was a communist political and guerrilla organization in British Malaya that led an armed insurgency against colonial and later Malaysian authorities in the mid-20th century.
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26th of July Movement
The 26th of July Movement was a Cuban revolutionary organization led by Fidel Castro that spearheaded the overthrow of dictator Fulgencio Batista and paved the way for the establishment of a socialist state in Cuba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maoist organization
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guerrilla movement ⓘ insurgent organization ⓘ terrorist organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path
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surface form:
Partido Comunista del Perú – Sendero Luminoso
Sendero Luminoso ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Andean region
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean highlands of Peru
Upper Huallaga Valley ⓘ |
| beganArmedStruggle | 1980 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Internal conflict in Peru
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Peruvian civil conflict (1980s–1990s) ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy |
Canada
ⓘ
European Union ⓘ Peru ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstArmedActionLocation | Chuschi, Ayacucho, Peru ⓘ |
| founded | 1969 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Abimael Guzmán ⓘ |
| goal |
establish a communist state in Peru
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overthrow the Peruvian state ⓘ |
| ideology |
Maoism
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Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Cultural Revolution
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surface form:
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
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early 1990s ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperations | Ayacucho Region ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
rural indigenous communities
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university students ⓘ |
| startDate | late 1960s ⓘ |
| tactics |
assassinations
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bombings ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ massacres of civilians ⓘ terrorist attacks ⓘ |
| TarataBombingDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| uses | red flag with hammer and sickle ⓘ |
| weakenedAfter | capture of Abimael Guzmán ⓘ |
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Subject: Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path Description of subject: 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.
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