Shining Path - Revision history

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	After Guzmán was captured by the government of [[anti-communist]] president [[Alberto Fujimori]] in 1992, the Shining Path deteriorated rapidly and splintered. In the 2020s, only a few fragments of the Shining Path remain, most notably the [[Militiarized Communist Party of Peru]], which denounced Guzmán as a traitor and distanced themselves from the older SL's atrocities. Despite this, a faction remaining stalwart to Guzmán has continued to sign declarations with the [[International Communist League]] under the PCP name.		After Guzmán was captured by the government of [[anti-communist]] president [[Alberto Fujimori]] in 1992, the Shining Path deteriorated rapidly and splintered. In the 2020s, only a few fragments of the Shining Path remain, most notably the [[Militiarized Communist Party of Peru]], which denounced Guzmán as a traitor and distanced themselves from the older SL's atrocities. Despite this, a faction remaining stalwart to Guzmán has continued to sign declarations with the [[International Communist League]] under the PCP name.

			==Further reading==
			* [https://www.bannedthought.net/Peru/CPP/Documents/GeneralPoliticalLineOfTheCommunistPartyOfPeru-1988-OCR.pdf ''General Political Line of the Communist Party of Peru''] (1988), available on [[bannedthought.net]]
	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Gonzalo Thought]]		* [[Gonzalo Thought]]

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	\| split = [[Peruvian Communist Party – Red Flag\|PCP – RF]]		\| split = [[Peruvian Communist Party – Red Flag\|PCP – RF]]
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	The '''Shining Path''' (Spanish: ''Sendero Luminoso'', '''SL'''), self-declared as the '''Communist Party of Peru''' (Spanish: ''Partido Comunista del Perú'', '''PCP''') is a [[Gonzalo Thought\|Gonzaloist]] political party and [[Terrorism\|terrorist]] organization which has waged a [[Protracted people's war\|protracted war]] against the [[Peru\|Peruvian]] government since 1980.		The '''Shining Path''' (Spanish: ''Sendero Luminoso'', '''SL'''), self-declared as the '''Communist Party of Peru''' (Spanish: ''Partido Comunista del Perú'', '''PCP''') is a [[Gonzalo Thought\|Gonzaloist]] political party and [[Terrorism\|terrorist]] organization{{Slanted}} which has waged a [[Protracted people's war\|protracted war]] against the [[Peru\|Peruvian]] government since 1980.

	The SL has a fervent [[cult of personality]] surrounding its leader, [[Abimael Guzmán]] (a.k.a. Chairman Gonzalo), viewing him in a messianic role and formulating theories like ''Jefatura''{{Efn\|English: Great Leadership.}} to enforce this personality cult. The SL officially upholds "[[Maoism\|Marxism–Leninism–Maoism, principally Maoism]]" and [[Gonzalo Thought]], a [[Dogma\|dogmatic]] compilation of theories developed by Guzmán.<ref>[https://www.redlibrary.info/works/pcp/on-marxism-leninism-maoism.html "On Marxism–Leninism–Maoism"] (1988). Available on Red Library.</ref>		The SL has a fervent [[cult of personality]] surrounding its leader, [[Abimael Guzmán]] (a.k.a. Chairman Gonzalo), viewing him in a messianic role and formulating theories like ''Jefatura''{{Efn\|English: Great Leadership.}} to enforce this personality cult. The SL officially upholds "[[Maoism\|Marxism–Leninism–Maoism, principally Maoism]]" and [[Gonzalo Thought]], a [[Dogma\|dogmatic]] compilation of theories developed by Guzmán.<ref>[https://www.redlibrary.info/works/pcp/on-marxism-leninism-maoism.html "On Marxism–Leninism–Maoism"] (1988). Available on Red Library.</ref>{{Slanted}}

	After Guzmán was captured by the government of [[anti-communist]] president [[Alberto Fujimori]] in 1992, the Shining Path deteriorated rapidly and splintered. In the 2020s, only a few fragments of the Shining Path remain, most notably the [[Militiarized Communist Party of Peru]], which denounced Guzmán as a traitor and distanced themselves from the older SL's atrocities. Despite this, a faction remaining stalwart to Guzmán has continued to sign declarations with the [[International Communist League]] under the PCP name.		After Guzmán was captured by the government of [[anti-communist]] president [[Alberto Fujimori]] in 1992, the Shining Path deteriorated rapidly and splintered. In the 2020s, only a few fragments of the Shining Path remain, most notably the [[Militiarized Communist Party of Peru]], which denounced Guzmán as a traitor and distanced themselves from the older SL's atrocities. Despite this, a faction remaining stalwart to Guzmán has continued to sign declarations with the [[International Communist League]] under the PCP name.

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	\| chairperson = [[Abimael Guzmán]] (untill 1993)		\| chairperson = [[Abimael Guzmán]] (untill 1993)
	\| foundation = 1969		\| foundation = 1969
	\| ideology = [[Maoism\|Marxism–Leninism–Maoism]]<br>[[Gonzalo Thought]]<br>[[Anti-revisionism]]		\| ideology = [[Communism]]<br>[[Maoism\|Marxism–Leninism–Maoism]]<br>[[Gonzalo Thought]]<br>[[Anti-revisionism]]
	\| international = [[Revolutionary Internationalist Movement]]<br>[[International Communist League (2022)\|International Communist League]]		\| international = [[Revolutionary Internationalist Movement]]<br>[[International Communist League (2022)\|International Communist League]]
	\| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20061003131815/http://www.blythe.org/peru-pcp/ http://www.blythe.org/peru-pcp/] (archived)		\| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20061003131815/http://www.blythe.org/peru-pcp/ http://www.blythe.org/peru-pcp/] (archived)

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	\| chairperson = [[Abimael Guzmán]] (untill 1993)		\| chairperson = [[Abimael Guzmán]] (untill 1993)
	\| foundation = 1969		\| foundation = 1969
	\| ideology = [[Maoism\|Marxism–Leninism–Maoism~~]]<br>[[Communism~~]]<br>[[Gonzalo Thought]]<br>[[Anti-revisionism]]		\| ideology = [[Maoism\|Marxism–Leninism–Maoism]]<br>[[Gonzalo Thought]]<br>[[Anti-revisionism]]
	\| international = [[Revolutionary Internationalist Movement]]<br>[[International Communist League (2022)\|International Communist League]]		\| international = [[Revolutionary Internationalist Movement]]<br>[[International Communist League (2022)\|International Communist League]]
	\| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20061003131815/http://www.blythe.org/peru-pcp/ http://www.blythe.org/peru-pcp/] (archived)		\| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20061003131815/http://www.blythe.org/peru-pcp/ http://www.blythe.org/peru-pcp/] (archived)

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	After Guzmán was captured by the government of [[anti-communist]] president [[Alberto Fujimori]] in 1992, the Shining Path deteriorated rapidly and splintered. In the 2020s, only a few fragments of the Shining Path remain, most notably the [[Militiarized Communist Party of Peru]], which denounced Guzmán as a traitor and distanced themselves from the older SL's atrocities. Despite this, a faction remaining stalwart to Guzmán has continued to sign declarations with the [[International Communist League]] under the PCP name.		After Guzmán was captured by the government of [[anti-communist]] president [[Alberto Fujimori]] in 1992, the Shining Path deteriorated rapidly and splintered. In the 2020s, only a few fragments of the Shining Path remain, most notably the [[Militiarized Communist Party of Peru]], which denounced Guzmán as a traitor and distanced themselves from the older SL's atrocities. Despite this, a faction remaining stalwart to Guzmán has continued to sign declarations with the [[International Communist League]] under the PCP name.
			==See also==
			* [[Gonzalo Thought]]
	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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{{infobox political party
| name = Communist Party of Peru
| native_name = Partido Comunista del Perú
| logo = Emblem_of_the_PCP-Shining_Path.svg
| chairperson = [[Abimael Guzmán]] (untill 1993)
| foundation = 1969
| ideology = [[Maoism|Marxism–Leninism–Maoism]]<br>[[Communism]]<br>[[Gonzalo Thought]]<br>[[Anti-revisionism]]
| international = [[Revolutionary Internationalist Movement]]<br>[[International Communist League (2022)|International Communist League]]
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20061003131815/http://www.blythe.org/peru-pcp/ http://www.blythe.org/peru-pcp/] (archived)
| split = [[Peruvian Communist Party – Red Flag|PCP – RF]]
}}
The '''Shining Path''' (Spanish: ''Sendero Luminoso'', '''SL'''), self-declared as the '''Communist Party of Peru''' (Spanish: ''Partido Comunista del Perú'', '''PCP''') is a [[Gonzalo Thought|Gonzaloist]] political party and [[Terrorism|terrorist]] organization which has waged a [[Protracted people's war|protracted war]] against the [[Peru|Peruvian]] government since 1980.

The SL has a fervent [[cult of personality]] surrounding its leader, [[Abimael Guzmán]] (a.k.a. Chairman Gonzalo), viewing him in a messianic role and formulating theories like ''Jefatura''{{Efn|English: Great Leadership.}} to enforce this personality cult. The SL officially upholds "[[Maoism|Marxism–Leninism–Maoism, principally Maoism]]" and [[Gonzalo Thought]], a [[Dogma|dogmatic]] compilation of theories developed by Guzmán.<ref>[https://www.redlibrary.info/works/pcp/on-marxism-leninism-maoism.html "On Marxism–Leninism–Maoism"] (1988). Available on Red Library.</ref>

After Guzmán was captured by the government of [[anti-communist]] president [[Alberto Fujimori]] in 1992, the Shining Path deteriorated rapidly and splintered. In the 2020s, only a few fragments of the Shining Path remain, most notably the [[Militiarized Communist Party of Peru]], which denounced Guzmán as a traitor and distanced themselves from the older SL's atrocities. Despite this, a faction remaining stalwart to Guzmán has continued to sign declarations with the [[International Communist League]] under the PCP name.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
===Notes===
{{Notelist}}

[[Category:Political parties in Peru]][[Category:Maoist parties]][[Category:Gonzaloist organizations]][[Category:Terrorism]]