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The capture of the century - 20 years later. Journalistic report.
Abimael Guzmán: The capture of the century. Report
The capture of the century - part 14 Final
The capture of the century - part 13
The capture of the century - part 12
The capture of the century - part 11
The capture of the century - part 10
The capture of the century - part 9
The capture of the century - part 8
The capture of the century - part 7
The capture of the century - part 6
The capture of the century - part 5
The capture of the century - part 4
The capture of the century - part 3
The capture of the century - part 2
The capture of the century - part 1
The capture of Abimael Guzmán. Part 8
The capture of Abimael Guzmán. Part 7
The capture of Abimael Guzmán. Part 6
The capture of Abimael Guzmán. Part 5
The capture of Abimael Guzmán. Parts 3-4
The capture of Abimael Guzmán. Part 2
The capture of Abimael Guzmán. Part 1
News flash on the capture of Abimael Guzmán Reynoso
Abimael Guzmán (Zorba the Greek video) Complete
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Capture of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso and main Shining Path leaders
Capture in Lima of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso and some of the main leaders of the Shining Path PCP by the GEIN (Special Intelligence Group). This capture marked the end of the stage of extreme crisis and the beginning of the decline of subversive action. The subsequent scenario was marked by …
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Capture of Abimael Guzmán and Key Members of PCP-Sendero Luminoso
On September 12, 1992, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) of the Counter-Terrorism Directorate (DIRCOTE) successfully captured key figures of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, including its leader Abimael Guzmán Reynoso, also known as 'Presidente Gonzalo'. This event marked a significant blow to the subversive group, leading to the initiation of their VI …
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Capture of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso and members of the Central Committee of the PCP-SL.
On September 12, 1992, Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, top leader of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL), was captured along with other members of the Central Committee of the subversive organization. This operation represented a decisive blow against the leadership of the PCP-SL. The capture took place in …
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Capture of Abimael Guzman and the PCP-SL leadership.
The Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) of the DINCOTE captured Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, maximum leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, together with the party's top leadership, in a residence located in the district of Surquillo. This capture marked a decisive turning point in the internal armed conflict, since after it the actions …
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Capture of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso and the PCP-SL leadership.
On September 12, 1992, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) of the DINCOTE captured Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, maximum leader of the PCP-SL, together with the party's top leadership, in a residence located in the district of Surquillo. This capture marked a decisive turning point in the internal armed conflict, since after …
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Capture of Abimael Guzmán and Shining Path leaders
After a successful police operation by GEIN (renamed DIVICOTE-1), it was possible to apprehend Abimael Guzmán Reinoso - top leader of the PCP-SL, together with 3 members of the leadership of the Central Committee: Elena Iparraguirre, Laura Zambrano and María Pantoja. The capture was the result of the dedicated and …
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Autogolpe de Fujimori y Capturas de Dirigentes Subversivos
In 1992, under the government of Alberto Fujimori, significant captures of subversive group leaders were made by DINCOTE, particularly following Fujimori's self-coup on April 5, 1992. The success of these operations is attributed to a change in strategy during Fujimori's regime and the diligent work of the Special Intelligence Group …
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Detention of Víctor Zavala Cataño
On June 22, 1991, Professor Victor Zavala Cataño, who had links with the University of La Cantuta since the beginning of the internal war, was arrested by the GEIN (Special Intelligence Group). Zavala Cataño was a member of the leadership cell of Socorro Popular del Perú, an organization of the …
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Infiltration of SIN Analysts into GEIN and DIRCOTE
On February 5, 1991, Benedicto Jiménez was appointed as the liaison officer between DIRCOTE and SIN by President Alberto Fujimori. This appointment marked the beginning of increased collaboration between intelligence services and DIRCOTE, with SIN analysts entering to assist in analyzing seized documentation. However, it was later revealed that some …
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Presidential message on PCP-SL videos
President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori, in a message to the nation, shows fragments of one of the videos seized from the leadership of the PCP-SL. The videos had been seized on January 31, 1991 by the GEIN when they raided a house in the district of San Borja (Lima), where they …
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Operation Caballero and the Raid on PCP-SL Headquarters
In January 1991, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) conducted Operation Caballero, targeting a house in Chacarilla del Estanque, San Borja, believed to be significant to the PCP-SL organization. On January 31, they raided the location, discovering it was the Central Department of the PCP-SL. Although they did not capture key …
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GEIN raids house in San Borja and seizes PCP-SL archives
On January 31, 1991, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) raided a house in the district of San Borja, Lima, seizing the general archive of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). In this operation they found the famous videos of the PCP-SL leadership dancing 'Zorba, the Greek'. This …
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GEIN seizes videos of the PCP-SL leadership
On January 31, 1991, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) raided a house in the district of San Borja, Lima, where they seized the general archive of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). Among the confiscated materials were the famous videos showing the leadership of the PCP-SL dancing …
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Identification of Shining Path Central Committee Members
In 1991, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) successfully identified the members of the Central Committee of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) after months of intensive intelligence work. Despite initial challenges and mockery from other police units, the GEIN's efforts in gathering and analyzing information on subversive groups proved crucial in understanding …
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Operation Leona and Operation Palacio
In 1991, the GEIN, a special intelligence unit of the Peruvian police, executed two significant operations against the Shining Path (PCP-SL). Operation Leona, conducted in late June, led to the arrest of key members of the PCP-SL's Central Committee, including Yovanka Pardavé Trujillo and Tito Valle Travesaño. Later, on November …
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House raid in Monterrico Norte and capture of DAO
On June 1, 1990, the GEIN achieved its first important accomplishment. The house located at 459 Calle 2, Monterrico Norte urbanization, where Abimael Guzmán was staying until a few days before, was raided. The Department of Organizational Support (DAO), a central apparatus whose main mission was to organize party events …
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First GEIN raid on Abimael Guzmán's house
The GEIN made its first big blow by raiding a house where Abimael Guzman was staying until a few days before and where they found valuable information. After this operation, in the opinion of the police of this unit, the PCP-SL opened like a Pandora's box; the intervention was the …
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Capture of PCP-SL documents by GEIN
Between June and September 1990, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) of DIRCOTE made significant progress in the fight against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. For the first time they reached a real trail that included documents, maps, reports on military actions and plans that would later lead to the capture of the …
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GEIN's First Successful Operation Against PCP-SL
On June 1, 1990, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) achieved its first major success against the Peruvian Communist Party - Shining Path (PCP-SL) by raiding a house in Monterrico Norte. The operation led to the capture of key members of the PCP-SL's organizational apparatus, including Elvia Nila Sanabria and Carlos …
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First GEIN operation: Operation Isa
On March 5, 1990, the GEIN initiated its first intelligence operation, baptized Isa. Comrade Isa, a member of the Operational Support Group (GAP) of the PCP-SL, had been arrested in 1986 by the DIRCOTE and was released shortly afterwards for lack of evidence. That same year, the mother of a …
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Formation of the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN)
The Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) was formed within the DIRCOTE (Directorate Against Terrorism) with the explicit objective of capturing the leadership of the PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path). This specialized group made significant progress in a short period of time. In the short term, between June and …
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Formation and Operations of the GEIN
The Grupo Especial de Inteligencia (GEIN) was formed in March 1990 as a specialized unit within the Peruvian police force, DIRCOTE, to combat terrorism. Supported by the CIA and other entities, GEIN focused on gathering intelligence and tracking the activities of Socorro Popular, a key component of the Shining Path's …
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Formation of the Grupo Especial de Inteligencia (GEIN) and its First Major Operation
In March 1990, amidst the peak of the general elections, the Grupo Especial de Inteligencia (GEIN) was formed within the Dirección Contra el Terrorismo (DIRCOTE) in Lima, Peru. The GEIN focused on covert intelligence operations, including surveillance and tracking, to capture key subversive leaders. On June 1, 1990, GEIN conducted …
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Training of the GEIN (Special Intelligence Group)
In March 1990, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) was formed within the DIRCOTE (Directorate against Terrorism) with the explicit objective of capturing the leadership of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This specialized police intelligence group was created at a critical moment in the internal armed conflict, when Metropolitan Lima had become the …
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Creation and Implementation of GEIN
In the early months of 1990, during the government of the APRA party, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) was created to focus on monitoring the leadership of subversive groups in Peru. Despite initial setbacks, such as narrowly missing the capture of Abimael Guzmán in June of that year, the GEIN's …
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Creation of the Grupo Especial de Inteligencia (GEIN) and its Operations
In the last year of the Aprista government, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) was created within the DIRCOTE. This special intelligence group was instrumental in the eventual capture of Abimael Guzmán, the leader of the Shining Path. On June 1, 1990, GEIN conducted a significant operation by raiding a house …
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Formation of the Grupo Especial de Inteligencia (GEIN)
In 1988, a special group was formed in Lima, Peru, to analyze documentation related to the PCP-SL. This group, initially working under the guise of a legal advisory team, was tasked with processing secret information, including telephone interceptions. The efforts of this group laid the foundation for the Special Intelligence …
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Shining Path Is in the Vraem Because Fujimori Dismantled the GEIN That Captured Abimael
PNP generals Carlos Morán Soto and Claudio Tello Benites, and PNP commander Guillermo Bonilla Arévalo — officers who participated in "The Capture of the Century" — recount details about the …
Abimael Guzmán 20 Years After the Capture: Fujimori Did Not Know About Operation Victoria and Upon Learning of It Toasted With Champagne
The former director of the Dircote, Antonio Ketín Vidal, recounted two days ago that neither former president Alberto Fujimori nor his then-right-hand man, Vladimiro Montesinos, knew the day or hour …
What Happened to the Hunters?
A few months after the capture of Abimael Guzmán, the Fujimori government dismantled the GEIN. The officers of that time accused the regime of wanting to overshadow the team's work. …
Shining Path and an Unviable Political Life
Abimael Guzmán, the historical leader of the Maoist guerrilla Sendero Luminoso, marks 20 years in prison, amid the frustrated attempts of his followers to insert themselves into Peru's political life, …
20 Years After the Fall of Abimael Guzmán, How Did the Strategy Against Shining Path Change?
Three former ministers, an expert in terrorism, and the head of the Dircote analyze the fight against the subversive remnants operating in complicity with drug trafficking in the Vraem.
In a Country Without Political Parties: The Urgency of a Historical Memory
The 20th anniversary of the capture of Abimael Guzmán by the Grupo Especial de Inteligencia (GEIN) of the Policía Nacional del Perú lands like a slap in the face for …
Ketín Vidal's Version
The capture of Guzmán, Montesinos's reaction, and lessons for the present. "Do not let time erase memories," requests retired PNP General Antonio Ketín Vidal Herrera (68). The successes of 1992, …
The Hunt for the Big-Cheek
The protagonists of the arrest of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso narrate in the following chronicle how a small group of police officers, in a short period of three years, managed to …
The Capture in a New Light
Six years after the capture of Abimael Guzmán, with new written and oral testimonies emerging, the spotlight of history can be turned on the circumstances surrounding the capture of Abimael …
Serial Terror
The past is still making waves, but television has already decided to package it into a six-episode miniseries. The idea originated at América and its execution got ahead of the …
The Officer Who Captured Guzmán
Unknown until now — this is the first time his photograph has been published — Colonel Benedicto Jiménez Baca was the architect of the capture of Abimael Guzmán, as head …
The Honorable Schoolboy. Ketín Vidal, a Hardworking Provincial Student Who Becomes the Most Popular Chief the National Police Has Ever Had
The news of the appointment of General Ketín Vidal as head of the Policía Nacional came as a pleasant surprise to all sides. A source close to the Palace told …
Two Roads - Opinion Column
The anniversary of the capture of Abimael Guzmán, which took place on the night of September 12, 1992, gave rise to several TV specials that reflected certain individuals' eagerness to …