Peru’s military say Shining Path insurgents killed 16 civilians. Others are not so sure. Here’s how the politics of fear — and the legacy of old violence — may factor into Sunday’s voting.

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The Shining Path’s activity died down significantly until the mid-2000s, when there was a resurgence, including attacks on multinational corporations, particularly from the VRAEM branch. The Huallaga ...

The Shining Path, the Maoist terrorist group that wreaked havoc in Peru in the 1980s, has admitted defeat, a leader claims.

The Shining Path controversies that spurred Peru’s gov’t shake-up. Peru’s President Pedro Castillo changed his cabinet amid accusations some ministers sympathised with the Maoist rebel group.

In just the month of February 1992, Shining Path had bombed the U.S. ambassador's residence in Lima, killing three police officers, and assassinated a popular left-wing mayor.

The guy was Abimael Guzman Reynoso, the charismatic founder of Shining Path, one of the most disciplined and bloody-minded revolutionary groups ever […] Skip to content. All Sections.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Renzo Aroni, historian of modern Latin America, about the legacy of Abimael Guzmán, founder of the Shining Path, who died on Saturday.

In this Sept. 1992 file photo, Abimael Guzmán, the founder and leader of the Shining Path guerrilla movement, shouts inside of a jail cell after being captured in Lima, Peru.

News about Shining Path, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

The Shining Path, the Maoist terrorist group that wreaked havoc in Peru in the 1980s, has admitted defeat, a leader claims.