Arrest of Abimael Guzman
Abimael Guzmán, leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, was arrested in September 1992. Despite his capture, the PCP-SL maintained operational capacity in the central region until its definitive defeat in the following years.
The arrest of Abimael Guzmán, leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, occurred in September 1992. This event marked a turning point in the internal armed conflict, although the PCP-SL maintained military capacity to develop actions against the population and the forces of law and order in the central region even after the capture. By the end of 1992, both the MRTA and the PCP-SL were already defeated, although the PCP-SL continued to have a presence in some rural areas.