The Shining Path

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:organization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:S'randarr
gptkbp:active_years 1980-present
gptkbp:activities Small-scale operations
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Peru
gptkbp:associated_with Drug trafficking
gptkbp:base Andean region
gptkbp:challenges Law enforcement efforts.
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Shining_Path_insurgency
Internal conflict in Peru
gptkbp:country gptkb:Peru
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations gptkb:None
Isolated from global leftist movements
gptkbp:dissolved Peace negotiations
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1980
gptkbp:goal Establish a communist state
gptkbp:government_type Hostile
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Ayacucho,_Peru
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Manuel_Rubén_Abimael_Guzmán_Reinoso
gptkbp:historical_impact Civilian casualties in Peru
gptkbp:historical_role Peruvian leftist movements
gptkbp:historical_significance Influence on leftist movements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Shining Path
gptkbp:influence Peruvian politics
Radicalization efforts
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of Peasant communities
Local communities in rural areas
gptkbp:is_involved_in Cocaine trade
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Peruvian_Armed_Forces
Peruvian government
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:José_Carlos_Mariátegui
gptkbp:known_for Violence against civilians
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Abimael_Guzmán
gptkb:Elena_Iparraguirre
Fragmented leadership
gptkbp:legacy Continued violence in Peru
gptkbp:media_coverage Negative portrayal
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:notable_event Sendero Luminoso insurgency
1991 Tarata bombing
gptkbp:notable_for 1992 capture of Abimael Guzmán
gptkbp:notable_operations Attacks on police stations
gptkbp:notable_quote Call for revolution
gptkbp:perpetrator Political assassinations
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:Maoism
gptkb:Marxism-Leninism
Pamphlets and posters
gptkbp:political_position Moderates and hardliners
gptkbp:public_perception Terrorist organization by the government
Fear and distrust
gptkbp:receives_funding_from Extortion
gptkbp:recruitment Coercion
gptkbp:rival gptkb:MRTA
gptkbp:status Reduced influence
gptkbp:supports Declined over time
gptkbp:symbol Red flag with a black star
gptkbp:tactics Bombings
gptkbp:targets State institutions
gptkbp:type gptkb:organization