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| chairperson = [[Abimael Guzmán]] (untill 1993) | | chairperson = [[Abimael Guzmán]] (untill 1993) | ||
| foundation = 1969 | | foundation = 1969 | ||
| ideology = [[Maoism|Marxism–Leninism–Maoism | | 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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Communist Party of Peru Partido Comunista del Perú | |
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| File:Emblem of the PCP-Shining Path.svg | |
| Chairperson | Abimael Guzmán (untill 1993) |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Split from | PCP – RF |
| Ideology |
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 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]
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
References
- ↑ "On Marxism–Leninism–Maoism" (1988). Available on Red Library.
Notes
- ↑ English: Great Leadership.