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| chairperson = [[Abimael Guzmán]] (untill 1993) | | chairperson = [[Abimael Guzmán]] (untill 1993) | ||
| foundation = 1969 | | foundation = 1969 | ||
| ideology = [[ | | 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) | ||
| split = [[Peruvian Communist Party – Red Flag|PCP – RF]] | | 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 '''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. | ||
==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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:42, 14 August 2026
Communist Party of Peru Partido Comunista del Perú | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairperson | Abimael Guzmán (untill 1993) |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Split from | PCP – RF |
| Ideology |
Communism Marxism–Leninism–Maoism Gonzalo Thought Anti-revisionism |
| International affiliation |
Revolutionary Internationalist Movement International Communist League |
| Website | |
| http://www.blythe.org/peru-pcp/ (archived) | |
The Shining Path (Spanish: Sendero Luminoso, SL), self-declared as the Communist Party of Peru (Spanish: Partido Comunista del Perú, PCP) is a Gonzaloist political party and terrorist organization[tendency-based slant] which has waged a protracted war against the 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[a] to enforce this personality cult. The SL officially upholds "Marxism–Leninism–Maoism, principally Maoism" and Gonzalo Thought, a dogmatic compilation of theories developed by Guzmán.[1][tendency-based slant]
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
- General Political Line of the Communist Party of Peru (1988), available on bannedthought.net
See also
References
- ↑ "On Marxism–Leninism–Maoism" (1988). Available on Red Library.
Notes
- ↑ English: Great Leadership.