Description: (Political Activist)
Abimael Guzmán was a Peruvian Maoist guerrilla leader who founded the Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path in 1969. He led a rebellion against the Peruvian government until his capture in 1992. Before his involvement in guerrilla warfare, Guzmán was a professor of philosophy active in far-left politics, strongly influenced by Marxism, Leninism, and Maoism. He developed an ideology of armed struggle emphasizing the empowerment of Indigenous people and led the Shining Path in "The People's War" starting in 1980.