The Communist Party of Peru

The Communist Party of Peru, often called the Sendero Luminoso or Shining Path, are one of the most important revolutionary groups of the last century. Launching their People’s War in 1980 today they are a model for groups all around the world for how to approach making revolution. We look at the PCP with the categories of: • Strategy • Countryside • Cities • Propaganda • Repression • Prison • Capture • Today