Editing Shining Path (section)

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{{Evil Organization
|Box title    = Shining Path
|Image        = Pcdelpflag.PNG
|fullname = Shining Path
|alias = Communist Party of Peru<br>Sendero Luminoso<br>PCP<br>The [[Khmer Rouge]] of South America
|origin = Peru
|foundation = 1960
|dissolution = 1999
|headquarters = Lima, Peru
|commanders = [[Abimael Guzmán]] (1960-1992)
|agents = [[Óscar Ramírez]]<br>[[Elena Iparraguirre]]<br>[[Edith Lagos]]<br>[[Osmán Morote Barrionuevo]]<br>[[Augusta La Torre]]
|skills = Guerilla warfare tactics
|goals = Overthrow the Peruvian government and establish a "[[dictatorship]] of the proletariat" (failed)
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>Human rights violations<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Drug trafficking]]<br>Assassinations<br>[[Arson]]<br>[[Money laundering]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>
|type of villain = Communist Terrorists}}
{{Quote|We practice selective annihilation of mayors and government officials, for example, to create a vacuum, then we fill that vacuum. As popular war advances, peace is closer.|Unidentified Shining Path officer.}}
'''Shining Path '''(Spanish: ''Sendero Luminoso''), also known as the '''Communist Party of Peru''', was a communist guerrilla and terrorist organization in Peru. The goal of Shining Path is establish a Maoist and dictatorship state in Peru. They were the main cause of [[Internal Conflict in Peru]] (1980-2000). The organization was founded by [[Abimael Guzmán]] in 1980. They have been known to engage in [[Illegal Drug Trade|drug trafficking]] and other related activities.

Widely condemned for its brutality, including violence deployed against peasants, multiple acts of mass [[murder]], killing of trade union organizers, elected officials and the general civilian population, the Shining Path is regarded by Peru as a terrorist organization, having committed numerous human rights abuses and [[war crimes]]. Japan, the United States, the European Union, and Canada likewise classify the group as a terrorist organization and prohibit funding and other financial support.