The Shining Path

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Rebel_Alliance
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:current_status Reduced influence
gptkbp:dissolution_efforts Peace negotiations
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1980
gptkbp:funding Extortion
gptkbp:goal Establish a communist state
gptkbp:government Hostile
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Ayacucho,_Peru
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:historical_figures 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
gptkbp:influence_on Radicalization efforts
gptkbp:international_relations Isolated from global leftist movements
gptkbp:international_response gptkb:None
gptkbp:involved_in Cocaine trade
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of Peasant communities
Local communities in rural areas
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
Fragmented leadership
gptkbp:legacy Continued violence in Peru
gptkbp:media_coverage Negative portrayal
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
gptkbp:notable_case 1991 Tarata bombing
gptkbp:notable_event Sendero Luminoso insurgency
gptkbp:notable_examples Call for revolution
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:Elena_Iparraguirre
gptkbp:notable_move 1992 capture of Abimael Guzmán
gptkbp:notable_operations Attacks on police stations
gptkbp:perpetrated_attacks Political assassinations
gptkbp:political_affiliation Moderates and hardliners
gptkbp:political_ideology gptkb:Maoism
gptkb:Marxism-Leninism
Pamphlets and posters
gptkbp:public_perception Terrorist organization by the government
Fear and distrust
gptkbp:recruitment Coercion
gptkbp:rival gptkb:MRTA
gptkbp:support Declined over time
gptkbp:symbol Red flag with a black star
gptkbp:tactics Bombings
gptkbp:targets State institutions
gptkbp:type gptkb:terrorism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rhys_Fulber
gptkb:Cover
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5