Sendero Luminoso

GPTKB entity

Statements (111)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Rebel_Alliance
gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
gptkbp:active_until present
gptkbp:active_years 1980-1999
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Human_rights_violations
Drug trafficking
gptkbp:conflict Peruvian Civil War
Internal conflict in Peru
gptkbp:country gptkb:Peru
gptkbp:current_status Diminished influence
gptkbp:dissolved 2000s
gptkbp:engaged_in kidnappings
gptkbp:established war on the state
a people's war
rural bases
gptkbp:faced military offensives
gptkbp:faction gptkb:faction
gptkbp:famous_slogan ¡ Viva la lucha armada!
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Peruvian_military
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1980
gptkbp:goal Establish a communist state
gptkbp:government_response Counterinsurgency operations
gptkbp:has international connections
a network of supporters
a history of violence
a legacy of conflict
a controversial legacy
a political wing
paramilitary tactics
a complex relationship with local populations
a fragmented leadership
a history of ideological purity
a significant impact on Peruvian society
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Ayacucho,_Peru
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:historical_impact Destabilization of Peru
gptkbp:historical_significance Influence on Peruvian society
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gptkbp:ideological_belief Proletarian revolution
gptkbp:ideological_split 1990s
gptkbp:influence Peruvian politics
gptkbp:influenced other insurgent groups
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Chinese_Communist_Party
Peruvian Marxism
gptkbp:inspired leftist movements
gptkbp:international_response gptkb:None
gptkbp:involved_in human rights abuses
drug trafficking
political assassinations
Political assassinations
Cocaine trade
Land occupations
Civic violence
gptkbp:is still active in some regions
a significant part of Peruvian history
considered a failed insurgency
often studied in military and political contexts
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of Peasant communities
gptkbp:is_opposed_by Peruvian government
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:government_officials
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:terrorism
extreme violence
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Abimael_Guzmán
gptkbp:major_attack 1992 Tarata bombing
gptkbp:military_strategy Urban warfare
gptkbp:notable_battle Battle of Huamanga
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:1996_Japanese_embassy_hostage_crisis
gptkb:Shining_Path_insurgency
Capture of Abimael Guzmán
Shining Path's first major attack
1990 elections sabotage
1991 police massacre
1992 military operations against them
1993 capture of Guzmán's associates
1993 elections interference
1995 military offensives against them
1995 peace negotiations
2000 decline in activity
Marxist-Leninist texts
gptkbp:notable_figures Victor Polay Campos
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:Félix_Rodríguez
gptkb:Elena_Iparraguirre
gptkbp:notable_move Attacks on police stations
1991 Lima hostage crisis
gptkbp:operates_in Andean region
urban areas
gptkbp:operational_area Andean region
gptkbp:perpetrated_crimes Mass killings
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:Maoism
Political pamphlets
gptkbp:political_position Far-left
gptkbp:primary_target State institutions
gptkbp:recruitment University students
gptkbp:responsible_for gptkb:Assassin
gptkbp:rival gptkb:MRTA
Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru
gptkbp:suffered_from internal divisions
gptkbp:symbol Red star
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
gptkbp:targeted_group gptkb:Native_American_culture
gptkbp:used_methods Terror tactics
gptkbp:used_strategy Decentralized command structure
gptkbp:uses gptkb:terrorism
gptkbp:uses_technology Improvised explosive devices
gptkbp:utilized gptkb:propaganda
gptkbp:was designated as a terrorist organization
responsible for the deaths of thousands
defeated militarily
involved in the coca trade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fujimori_presidency
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5