Shining Path insurgency

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peruvian_Republic
gptkbp:active_years 1980-2010s
gptkbp:activities Limited to remote areas
gptkbp:associated_band gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Peru
gptkbp:community_impact Minimal today
gptkbp:conflict Leadership struggles
gptkbp:country gptkb:Peru
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on literature and film
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:None
Hostile
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:2010
Peace negotiations
gptkbp:economic_impact Peru's relations with the US
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1980
gptkbp:goal Establish a communist state
gptkbp:government_type Counterinsurgency operations
gptkbp:has_ability Estimates vary
gptkbp:historical_context Peruvian civil conflict
gptkbp:historical_impact Long-term violence in Peru
gptkbp:historical_significance Impact on Peruvian society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shining Path insurgency
gptkbp:influence Other leftist movements
gptkbp:is_opposed_by Peruvian government
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Abimael_Guzmán
gptkb:Félix_Rodríguez
Victor Quispe Palomino
gptkbp:legacy Violence and human rights abuses
gptkbp:media Newspapers and pamphlets
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:organization
Ambushes and bombings
gptkbp:notable_allies gptkb:FARC
gptkbp:notable_battle Battle of Huallaga Valley
gptkbp:notable_enemies 1992 Lima bombing
gptkbp:notable_event 1992 capture of Abimael Guzmán
1993 peace talks
1991 Tarata street bombing
1995 military operations
2000 elections interference
2008 resurgence attempts
2012 police operations
2014 military operations
2015 arrests of leaders
2016 peace negotiations
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:César_Vallejo
gptkb:Néstor_Cerpa_Cartolini
gptkb:María_Elena_Moyano
gptkbp:notable_for Sendero Luminoso attacks
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:José_Carlos_Mariátegui
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:Maoism
gptkb:The_Communist_Manifesto
Moderate and hardline factions
gptkbp:receives_funding_from Drug trafficking
gptkbp:recruitment Coercion and propaganda
gptkbp:relationship Rivalry with MRTA
gptkbp:status Reduced influence
gptkbp:symbol Red flag with a hammer and sickle
gptkbp:targets State institutions
gptkbp:territory Andean region
gptkbp:type gptkb:political_movement