Gonzalo (Abimael Guzman) attempted to synthesize Maoist theory in relation to how the Chinese peasantry were the main actors in revolutionary praxis and to apply this universally. He was a university professor in the more rural, remote areas of Peru in the 1960s and recruited students and staff toward his cause. His base was always in the hinterlands and the protracted people's war began in the earnest in the early 80s which ended up being a low-level civil war that lasted more than a decade but only really affected the rural areas. The Peruvian government created death squads whose brutality exceeded that of the Shining Path with somewhere around 100k people, mostly innocent villagers, dying in the fighting. I saw a documentary that showed the areas where Shining Path had the most influence were in areas where the agrarian reform of the late 60s/early 70s was least effective in redistributing arable land.
Yes, that's good background info on Guzman, hadn't thought of adding that. His biggest contribution to Maoism was that he thought the idea of the PPW could and had to be applied universally.
The PCP (Shining Path) officer that the Lucanamarca townsfolk kidnapped and killed, was kidnapped by what were basically indigenous patrol "vigilantes". I say vigilante because they weren't legally recognised by the Peruvian state. The indigenous peoples turned to these structures as a form of community self defence, because they were stuck in between a rock and a hard place: the horrific Peruvian state and the PCP.
Guzman died in prison at age 86 after falling ill and possibly (probably) not being given the proper care by the Peruvian State. Died on 9/11 BTW lol
Gonzalo (Abimael Guzman) attempted to synthesize Maoist theory in relation to how the Chinese peasantry were the main actors in revolutionary praxis and to apply this universally. He was a university professor in the more rural, remote areas of Peru in the 1960s and recruited students and staff toward his cause. His base was always in the hinterlands and the protracted people's war began in the earnest in the early 80s which ended up being a low-level civil war that lasted more than a decade but only really affected the rural areas. The Peruvian government created death squads whose brutality exceeded that of the Shining Path with somewhere around 100k people, mostly innocent villagers, dying in the fighting. I saw a documentary that showed the areas where Shining Path had the most influence were in areas where the agrarian reform of the late 60s/early 70s was least effective in redistributing arable land.
Yes, that's good background info on Guzman, hadn't thought of adding that. His biggest contribution to Maoism was that he thought the idea of the PPW could and had to be applied universally.
The PCP (Shining Path) officer that the Lucanamarca townsfolk kidnapped and killed, was kidnapped by what were basically indigenous patrol "vigilantes". I say vigilante because they weren't legally recognised by the Peruvian state. The indigenous peoples turned to these structures as a form of community self defence, because they were stuck in between a rock and a hard place: the horrific Peruvian state and the PCP.
Guzman died in prison at age 86 after falling ill and possibly (probably) not being given the proper care by the Peruvian State. Died on 9/11 BTW lol