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'''Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reinoso '''(3 December 1934 - 11 September 2021), also known as "Comrade Gonzalo", was a Peruvian former professor of philosophy, founder, and leader of [[Shining Path]], a terrorist group with a Maoist ideology. | '''Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reinoso '''(3 December 1934 - 11 September 2021), also known as "Comrade Gonzalo", was a Peruvian former professor of philosophy, founder, and leader of [[Shining Path]], a terrorist group with a Maoist ideology. | ||
He was mainly active during the last decade of the [[Cold War]], from 1980 (year of the founding of Shining Path) until his capture in 1992 by the Peruvian government. He is accused of being the main cause of Internal conflict in Peru (1980-2000), and violating human rights. Abimael | He was mainly active during the last decade of the [[Cold War]], from 1980 (year of the founding of Shining Path) until his capture in 1992 by the Peruvian government. He is accused of being the main cause of Internal conflict in Peru (1980-2000), and violating human rights. Abimael was sentenced to life in prison in 1992 and was incarcerated at the Callao naval base until his death in 2021. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===The Shining Path's insurgency=== | ===The Shining Path's insurgency=== | ||