Shining Path

communist organization labeled as a terrorist group in Peru
Organization communist_party Q207854
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Shining Path

Summary

Shining Path is a communist party[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of communist_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,532 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shining Path was a member of International Communist League[3].
  • Shining Path was a member of Revolutionary Internationalist Movement[4].
  • Shining Path is in the country of Peru[5].
  • Shining Path's instance of is recorded as communist party[6].
  • Shining Path's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization[7].
  • Shining Path's anthem is recorded as Songs of the Shining Trench of Combat[8].
  • Shining Path's founder is recorded as Abimael Guzmán[9].
  • Shining Path's founder is recorded as Augusta La Torre[10].
  • Shining Path was followed by Militarized Communist Party of Peru[11].
  • Shining Path's Commons category is recorded as Shining Path[12].
  • Shining Path's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as CD0000[13].
  • Shining Path's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as FFE100[14].
  • +1969-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shining Path[15].
  • Shining Path was dissolved in +2018-06-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Shining Path was part of the conflict internal conflict in Peru[17].
  • Shining Path's separated from is recorded as Peruvian Communist Party – Red Flag[18].
  • Shining Path's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shining Path[19].
  • Shining Path's political ideology is recorded as Marxism–Leninism–Maoism[20].
  • Shining Path's political ideology is recorded as communism[21].
  • Shining Path's political ideology is recorded as anti-capitalism[22].
  • Shining Path's political ideology is recorded as anti-revisionism[23].
  • Shining Path's political ideology is recorded as Gonzalo Thought[24].
  • Shining Path's political ideology is recorded as revolutionary socialism[25].
  • Shining Path's political ideology is recorded as secularism[26].
  • Shining Path's political ideology is recorded as social conservatism[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Abimael Guzmán[9] and Augusta La Torre[10]. +1969-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Shining Path[15].

Identity

Shining Path was followed by Militarized Communist Party of Peru[11]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'PCP-SL'}[28].

Dissolution

Shining Path was dissolved in +2018-06-00T00:00:00Z[16].

Why It Matters

Shining Path ranks in the top 6% of communist_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,532 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Shining Path. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shining-path
MLA “Shining Path.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shining-path.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shining-path_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Shining Path}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shining-path}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Shining Path — https://4ort.xyz/entity/shining-path (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/shining-path · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of
    Affiliation
    Affiliation International Communist League
    Participated in conflict internal conflict in Peru
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4440]]: 000047225"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.