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{{quote|The People’s War begins to sweep away the old order in order to inevitably destroy it. From the old, the new shall be born. And finally, like the pure and glorious phoenix bird, Communism will arise for all time.|Abimael Guzmán, ''We Are the Initiators'', 1980}} | {{quote|The People’s War begins to sweep away the old order in order to inevitably destroy it. From the old, the new shall be born. And finally, like the pure and glorious phoenix bird, Communism will arise for all time.|Abimael Guzmán, ''We Are the Initiators'', 1980}} | ||
'''Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reynoso '''(born in Arequipa, December 3rd, 1934), also known as "Comrade Gonzalo", was a Peruvian former professor of philosophy, founder, and leader of [[Shining Path]] | '''Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reynoso '''(born in Arequipa, December 3rd, 1934), 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 is sentenced for life and incarcerated at the Callao naval base. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===The Shining Path's insurgency=== | ===The Shining Path's insurgency=== |