Shining Path

GPTKB entity

Statements (101)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf militant
Maoist insurgent group
gptkbp:activePeriod 1980s
1990s
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Peru
gptkbp:designation terrorist organization by United States
terrorist organization by European Union
terrorist organization by Peru
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Abimael_Guzmán
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shining Path
gptkbp:ideology gptkb:Marxism–Leninism
gptkb:Maoism
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Abimael_Guzmán
gptkbp:notableAction gptkb:migration
gptkb:drug_trafficking
kidnapping
mass killings
extortion
terrorist attacks
armed insurgency
massacres
ambushes
assassinations
bombings
propaganda distribution
rural insurgency
targeting of government officials
targeting of journalists
attacks on civilians
use of landmines
attacks on infrastructure
attacks on police
assassination of political figures
attacks on military
conflict with government forces
conflict with peasant patrols
conflict with rival groups
control of remote areas
intimidation of rural populations
recruitment of child soldiers
targeting of NGOs
targeting of aid convoys
targeting of airports
targeting of bridges
targeting of businesses
targeting of checkpoints
targeting of communication infrastructure
targeting of convoys
targeting of dams
targeting of economic assets
targeting of election officials
targeting of embassies
targeting of energy infrastructure
targeting of foreign nationals
targeting of health workers
targeting of humanitarian workers
targeting of indigenous leaders
targeting of infrastructure
targeting of intelligence agencies
targeting of international organizations
targeting of judges
targeting of judicial officials
targeting of lawyers
targeting of local governments
targeting of logistics
targeting of media outlets
targeting of military bases
targeting of national government
targeting of newspapers
targeting of patrols
targeting of pipelines
targeting of police stations
targeting of political parties
targeting of polling stations
targeting of ports
targeting of power plants
targeting of prosecutors
targeting of radio stations
targeting of railways
targeting of regional governments
targeting of religious figures
targeting of roads
targeting of security forces
targeting of supply lines
targeting of teachers
targeting of telecommunications
targeting of television stations
targeting of trade unionists
targeting of transportation
targeting of transportation infrastructure
targeting of voters
targeting of water supply
taxation of coca growers
urban terrorism
use of guerrilla tactics
use of improvised explosive devices
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Internal_conflict_in_Peru
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Sendero_Luminoso
gptkbp:status mostly inactive
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maoism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6