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Internal conflict in Peru
Part of the Cold War (1980–1991) and the war on drugs (1980–present)
Areas of Shining Path activity in Peru
Date Main phase 17 May 1980 – 14 July 1999 Low-level activity 9 August 2001 – present Location Peru Result First phase: Government victory Fall and dissolution of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement and the Shining Path. Exile of communist militants abroad. Second phase: Ongoing Arrest and trial of Alberto Fujimori. Establishment of Shining Path factions in 2001 (CBMR) and 2004 (CRH). Disestablishment of the CRH in 2012. Establishment of the MPCP in 2018. Death of Abimael Guzmán in prison. Ongoing insurgency in the VRAEM. Peruvian security crisis since 2021
Belligerents
Government of Peru Supported by: Rondas campesinas ASPRET (since 2023) International support: Colombia Japan North Korea Russia Spain United States	Shining Path (PCP-SL) CBMR (since 2001) CRH (2004–2012) FARC dissidents Supported by: FUDEPP (since 2014) Hezbollah (since 2016) (Hezbollah in Latin America) ICL (since 2022) Libya (until 2011) ANO (1988) FARC-EP (until 2016) MOVADEF (2009–2024) RIM (1984–2012) MPCP Supported by: China (self-claim) ASPRET (until 2022) Ethnocacerists Supported by: ASPRET (2011–2022) Hezbollah MPCP (until 2022) FAR-EPT MRTA (1982–1997) Supported by: Cuba (denied) Libya Soviet Union FMLN M-19 FSLN
Commanders and leaders
Main phase: Fernando Belaúnde Alan García Alberto Fujimori Vladimiro Montesinos Second phase: Valentín Paniagua Alejandro Toledo Alan García Ollanta Humala Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Martín Vizcarra Manuel Merino Francisco Sagasti Pedro Castillo Dina Boluarte José Jerí José María Balcázar	Main phase: Abimael Guzmán  # Augusta La Torre X Elena Yparraguirre  Osmán Morote  Martha Huatay  Óscar Ramírez  Víctor Polay  Peter Cárdenas  Néstor Cerpa † Miguel Rincón # Américo Gilvonio # Alberto Gálvez  Second phase: Víctor Quispe Jorge Quispe † Martín Quispe † Alejando Borda † Florabel Vargas Comrade Basilio † Comrade Antonio † Florindo Flores  Other leaders: Antauro Humala  Marco Vizcarra Ruiz
Units involved
Peruvian Armed Forces Joint Command CIOEC FEC Peruvian Army CRF Grupo Colina Peruvian Navy IMAP Peruvian Air Force Peruvian Police DINOES DIRCOTE GEIN Sinchis	People's Guerrilla Army (EGP) Revolutionary Armed Forces of Peru (FARP) Tupacamarist People's Army (EPT)
Strength
1980–2000: 35,000+ troops 250,000 ronderos (1993) 2000–now: 10,000 troops 2,000 ronderos	1980–2000: 180,000 senderistas rebels 300–2,000 emerretistas rebels 2000–now: 20,000 senderistas 3,000 emerretistas 30,000 criminals
Casualties and losses
30,000 casualties	109,000 casualties
Total civilian casualties: 50,000–70,000 killed or missing 600,000 displaced

Wikipedia Categories

• Guerrilla wars
• 1980s conflicts
• 1990s conflicts
• 2000s conflicts
• 2010s conflicts
• 2020s conflicts
• Conflicts in 1980
• Terrorism in Peru
• Cold War conflicts
• Communist terrorism
• Communist rebellions
• Military history of Peru
• Internal conflict in Peru
• Rebellions in South America

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