1. The Peruvian Civil War and the Shining Path
Abbey Corbin

2. The Shining Path Initiated the internal conflict in Peru
Maoist insurgent guerrilla organization
Goal was to arrive at pure communism
goal of replacing what it saw as bourgeois democracy with "New Democracy".

3. Shining Path Peruvian gov. referred to Shining Path as terrorists
Widely judged for its brutality, including violence against peasants, popularly elected officials, trade union organizers, and civilian population

4. Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA)
Marxist revolutionary group
Other main cause for internal conflicts in Peru, and group considered terrorist by gov.
goals were to establish a socialist state and rid the country of anything imperialist

5. Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA)
At peak, group had 700 hundred members
Gathered old members from Peruvian armed forces
Violent rivalry with the SP
Peruvian gov. stopped group from carrying out terrorists act

6. Key Players Victor Polay Campos (Leader of MRTA)
Nestor Cerpa Cartolini (Leader of MRTA)
Abimael Guzman (Founder of SP)
Óscar Ramírez (Leader of SP)
Abimael Guzmán (Leader of SP)

7. Conflicts
Both groups were launching attacks against Peruvian police and armed forces
Fernando Belaúnde Terry declared a State of Emergency in 1981
Peruvian Armed Forces were orderded to fight the Shining Path
Constitutional rights were suspended for 60 days in Huamanga Province, Huanta Province, Cangallo Province, La Mar Province and Víctor Fajardo Province.
Lots of constitutional rights were suspended,Peru’s military committed many human rights violations

8. Conflicts
Both sides, SP and Peruvian police, decided to amp up violence as fighting tactics
Some regions made anti-shining path groups called rondas
Rondas were small groups armed with the donations from the armed forces
The rondas managed to kill multiple commanders of the SP

9. Statistics Shining Path contained around 2000 members
Nearly 70,000 people died due to the fighting throughout the country
Rondas killed roughly 75 member of the SP

10. Locations Central Peru SP’s boundaries expanded throughout the years
Good majority of fighting located in Lima

11. US Envolvement
US provided money to government to help fight against SP
Peru defaulted on some loans, but aid kept being sent
February 1990, the US plus several Andean countries, including Peru, signed the Cartagena Agreement (PDF), This was made to help expand economic and military assistance
In 1991, reports advised US stopped sending Peru aid until they changed human rights standards

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