This study focuses on the militants of the partido comunista del peru sendero luminoso pcpsl. Abimael guzman sendero luminoso lider terrorista en peru cae. Annals of the american academy of political and social science small wars, vol. Partido comunista del perusendero luminoso, pcpsl, is a peruvian maoist group which is based on communist ideology.
Shining path download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. In 2003 a government commission blamed the sendero luminoso as the group is known in spanish for 54% of the violent deaths caused by the civil war. Sendero luminoso militants varied according to their profile and their position in the organisations political hierarchy. One of amnesty internationals most serious concerns in peru relates to the. Comunista del peru sendero luminoso, communist party of peru shining path. Article information, pdf download for perus sendero luminoso. Pdf the uk department of international development dfid supports policies. Sendero luminoso simple english wikipedia, the free. Shining path sendero luminoso signs and symbols of cults. In mid 1982, edith lagos, a 19yearold peruvian guerrilla commander, died in a batde with the police in the small, remote southern highlands city of ayacucho.
The csrp and is based in san francisco, ca and has supported sl since 1983. Sendero luminoso and the threat of narcoterrorism hispanic. An extremist maoist organization, sendero has gained considerable peasant support in peru s southern highlands, especially in the ayacucho area. The sendero luminoso, or shining path, rebellion in. It is one of the harder long routes in the area 11 of its 15 pitches clock in at 5. Sendero luminoso, is a revolutionary communist party and political organization in peru espousing marxismleninismmaoism and marxismleninismmaoismgonzalo thought. Encuentra sendero luminoso libros en mercado libre peru. This fourth sword of marxism is abimael guzman, or presidente gonzalo, an arequipaeducated philosopher and lawyer and the founder of sendero luminoso. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Committee to support the revolution in peru carries information or propaganda, if you will about shining path, or sendero luminoso. Their leader, abimael guzman, and several important members of the group were captured on september 12, 1992. However, when downloading books from amazon, you may have to pay for the book unless youre a member of amazon kindle unlimited.
The site has some unique artwork and posters by sl activists or sympathizers. More people tumed out for her funeral than for any other event in recent ayacucho history. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Click download or read online button to get shining path book now. Nov 05, 2004 striving to establish a perfect, communist state, the shining path imposed its ruthless rule on the rural area it seized, killing villagers suspected of siding with the government. Sendero luminoso is a terrorist group located in peru that has developed an armed struggle since. Shining path sendero luminoso department of justice. In this article i shall examine the origins of a major rural revolutionary movement, sendero luminoso shining path. Shining path peruvian revolutionary organization britannica.
If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. Shining path sendero luminoso, including its activities and negotiations with the government. The sendero luminoso, or shining path, rebellion in peru was launched during the summer of 1980. Gabriela tarazonasevillano, a lawyer from trujillo, provides a descriptive account of the rise and evolution of sendero luminoso. A detailed chronology of the overall history of civil war in peru is not re.
Womens human rights in memory of maria elena moyano. A security threat confronts the west from the worlds gray areasregions where control is shifting to halfpolitical, halfcriminal transnational powers, such as perus sendero luminoso shining. Partido comunista del peru sendero luminoso, more commonly known as the shining path spanish. Although the group was relatively unknown, and iniltially dismissed as a weak and unimportant movement among the indian peasants of the andean highlands. Sendero luminoso, peru, organized crime, vraem, movadef, drug trafficking. Sendero luminoso nome ufficiale completo partito comunista del peru sul sentiero luminoso di mariategui e unorganizzazione guerrigliera peruviana di ispirazione maoista con connessioni ideologiche rimandabili ai guerriglieri dellarmata rossa cinese creata da mao tse tung nel 1934 fondata fra il 1969 e il 1970 da abimael guzman a. Shining path, spanish sendero luminoso, peruvian revolutionary organization that endorsed maoism and employed guerrilla tactics and violent terrorism the shining path was founded in 1970 in a multiple split in the communist party of peru.