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Abimael Guzmán

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Also known as Abimael Guzman, Abimael Guzmán Reynoso, Presidente Gonzalo, Chairman Gonzalo, Comrade Gonzalo, Cachetón

Peruvian Maoist terrorist leader (1934–2021)

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Mexico
Active from
1967-02-09
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Quotes

  • Marxism has taught us to separate Church and State, this is the first thing we will do. Secondly, I want to repeat, we respect the freedom of religious belief of the people--applying fully the principle of freedom to believe, as well as not to believe. to be an atheist. That is how we will handle it.

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Key facts

Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Óscar Ramírez
Born
Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reinoso , ( 1934-12-03 ) 3 December 1934, Mollendo , Peru
Died
11 September 2021 (2021-09-11) (aged 86), Callao , Peru
Party
Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path
Spouses
Augusta La Torre ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1964 ; died 1988 ) ​ Elena Yparraguirre ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 ) ​
Alma mater
National University of San Agustín
Occupation
Professor, revolutionary
Nickname s
Comrade Gonzalo, Chairman Gonzalo, Fourth sword of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism
Branch service
People's Guerrilla Army
Rank
Commander
Battles wars
Internal conflict in Peru
Criminal status
Died in custody
Convictions
Terrorism , Murder
Criminal penalty
Two life sentences

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Encyclopedic overview

Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reinoso ( Latin American Spanish: [maˈnwel ruˈβ̞en aβ̞imaˈel ɣ̞uzˈman rejˈnoso]; 3 December 1934 − 11 September 2021), also known by his nom de guerre Chairman Gonzalo (Spanish: Presidente Gonzalo; [pɾesiˌð̞ente ɣ̞onˈsalo]), was a Peruvian Maoist revolutionary and guerrilla leader. He founded the organization Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path (PCP-SL) in 1969 and led a rebellion against the Peruvian government until his capture by authorities on 12 September 1992. He was then sentenced to life imprisonment for terrorism and treason.

Guzmán joined the Communist Party when he was about 20 years old. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was a professor of philosophy active in far-left politics strongly influenced by Marxism, Leninism, and Maoism. He developed an ideology of armed struggle stressing the empowerment of the Indigenous people. He went underground in the mid-1960s to become the leader of the Shining Path, which began "The People's War" or the "Armed Struggle" on 17 May 1980.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abimael Guzmán” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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