Abimael Guzman was the leader who initiated the campaign of the communist terror group of Peru, commonly known as Shining Path or by the Spanish name, Sendero Luminoso. Officially known as the Communist Party of Peru of the Shining Path of Mariategui, it started what it claimed as the “People’s War” in 1980.

Abimael Guzman was the leader who initiated the campaign of the communist terror group of Peru, commonly known as Shining Path or by the Spanish name, Sendero Luminoso. Officially known as the Communist Party of Peru of the Shining Path of Mariategui, it started what it claimed as the “People’s War” in 1980.