On the 20th anniversary of the capture of the founder and absolute leader of Sendero Luminoso, Abimael Guzmán, the Instituto de Defensa Legal (IDL) and the newspaper La República organized …
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10 documents in Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru
MOVADEF, founded on November 20, 2009 and now with just over a year of existence, has managed to field several candidacies in the most recent regional and municipal elections. Likewise, …
This text focuses on the political movement Sendero Luminoso (SL), which was formed as a splinter of the Partido Comunista Peruano (PCP), examining its political line, its actions, and the …
In the following work, an attempt will be made to develop the causes of the so-called political-military success of the P.C.P. - Sendero Luminoso during the 1980s, what were clearly …
Is it possible to understand Sendero Luminoso? In public discourse, Sendero is usually seen as something indefinable, a deranged and irrational group. Others have explained Sendero as the product of …
We will explain the uses of Peruvian ethnic conflict that allowed Sendero Luminoso to grow for twelve years as a belligerent force, to the point of becoming a real threat …
This work has been printed in 2 volumes and eight chapters. The first volume covers the first three chapters and deals with the study of Sendero Luminoso from its name, …
This document has not yet been digitized in the BVVR. It can be consulted in person at the library of the Centro de Estudios y Promoción de Desarrollo, DESCO, in …
Peru is mired in a general crisis whose only way out is revolution, and a military coup would only "aggravate the contradictions within the camp of reaction," declared members of …
This publication is a compilation of articles that speak in favor of Sendero Luminoso ideology in the internal armed struggle. Known in Peru as "red literature," this series of articles …
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MRTA statement on revolution
The Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) issued a statement criticizing the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) for its conception of revolution. The MRTA criticized the PCP-SL because they considered that the revolution should include the workers and not only the peasants. This statement evidenced the ideological and …