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'''Shining Path''' ({{lang-es|Sendero Luminoso}}) is a [[Maoism|Maoist]] [[Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]] and [[terrorist]] organization in [[Peru]]. The group never refers to itself as "Shining Path", and as several other Peruvian groups, prefers to be called the "'''Communist Party of Peru'''" (''Partido Comunista Peruano''), abbreviated '''PCP-SL''' (see [[Communism in Peru]]).

'''Shining Path''' (''Sendero Luminoso'' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]) is a [[Maoism|Maoist]] [[Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]] [[insurgent]] organization in [[Peru]]. The group never refers to itself as "Shining Path", and as several other Peruvian groups, prefers to be called the "Communist Party of Peru" or "PCP-SL" in short (see [[Communism in Peru]]). The Shining Path initiated the [[terrorisminternal conflict in Peru]] in 1980, with the stated goal of replacing what it saw as [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] democracy with "[[New Democracy (concept)|New Democracy]]". The Shining Path believed that by imposing a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]], inducing [[cultural revolution]], and eventually sparking [[world revolution]], they could arrive at pure [[communism]]. The Shining Path said that existing [[Socialist state|socialist countries]] were [[Marxist revisionism|revisionist]], and that it was the vanguard of the world communist movement. The Shining Path's ideology and tactics have been influential on other Maoist [[insurgency|insurgent]] groups, notably the [[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)]] and other [[Revolutionary Internationalist Movement]]-affiliated organizations.<ref>Maske, Mahesh. "Maovichar", in ''Studies in Nepali History and Society'', Vol. 7, No. 2 (December 2002), p. 275.</ref> ▼

▲Shining Path initiated [[terrorism in Peru]] in 1980, with the stated goal of replacing what it saw as [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] democracy with "[[New Democracy (concept)|New Democracy]]". The Shining Path believed that by imposing a [[dictatorship of the proletariat]], inducing [[cultural revolution]], and eventually sparking [[world revolution]], they could arrive at pure [[communism]]. The Shining Path said that existing [[Socialist state|socialist countries]] were [[Marxist revisionism|revisionist]], and that it was the vanguard of the world communist movement. The Shining Path's ideology and tactics have been influential on other Maoist [[insurgency|insurgent]] groups, notably the [[Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)]] and other [[Revolutionary Internationalist Movement]]-affiliated organizations.<ref>Maske, Mahesh. "Maovichar", in ''Studies in Nepali History and Society'', Vol. 7, No. 2 (December 2002), p. 275.</ref>

Widely condemned for its brutality,<ref name=brit>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9067404/ "Shining-Path"], ''Britannica.com'', Accessed June 11, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.cverdad.org.pe/ingles/ifinal/index.php Truth and Reconciliation Commission], accessed 13 Jan 2008</ref> including violence deployed against [[peasant]]s, [[trade union]] organizers, popularly elected officials and the general civilian population,<ref name=Quien>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1353/lar.2006.0036 | last1 = Burt | first1 = Jo-Marie | year = 2006 | title = 'Quien habla es terrorista': The political use of fear in Fujimori's Peru | url = | journal = Latin American Research Review | volume = 41 | issue = 3| pages = 32–62 }}</ref> the Shining Path is described by the Peruvian government as a [[Terrorism|terrorist]] organization. The group is on the [[United States Department of State|U.S. Department of State]]'s [[U.S. State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations|list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations]],<ref>US Department of State, April 30, 2007. [http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2006/82738.htm "Terrorist Organizations"]. Accessed June 11, 2009.</ref> and the [[European Union]]<ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2005/l_340/l_34020051223en00800084.pdf Council Common Position 2005/936/CFSP.]. March 14, 2005. Accessed January 13, 2008.</ref> and [[Canada]]<ref>Government of Canada. [http://www.psepc.gc.ca/prg/ns/le/cle-en.asp#sl36 "Listed Entities"]. Accessed June 11, 2009.</ref> likewise describe it as a terrorist organization and prohibit providing funding or other financial support.