Abimael Guzmán - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Abimael Guzmán: Encyclopedia - Abimael Guzmán
Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reynoso (born 3 December 1934), a former professor of philosophy, was the leader of the Maoist insurgency S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abimael Guzmán: Encyclopedia Ii - Abimael Guzmán - Early Life
Guzmán was born in Mollendo, a port town in the province of Islay, in the Peruvian region of Arequipa, about 1000 km south of Lima. He w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arequipa: Encyclopedia - Arequipa
Arequipa is a city in southern Peru and the nation's second-largest city. It is also the capital of the Arequipa Region and the Arequipa ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 12: Encyclopedia - September 12
September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). There are 110 days remaining. September 12 - Events. 490 BC - Athens ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Fujimori: Encyclopedia - Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Ken'ya Fujimori (アルベルト・ケンヤ・フジモリ Aruberuto Ken'ya Fujimori, born in Peru July 28, 1938), also known as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis - The Raid
On 22 April 1997 a team of 140 commandos, given the name Chavín de Huantar (in reference to a Peruvian archeological site famous for its...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Peru: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Peru - Republic Of Peru
History of Peru - Independence from Spain. Peru's movement toward independence was launched by an uprising of Spanish landowners and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolutionary: Encyclopedia Ii - Revolutionary - Inventions
Revolutionary inventions call for a similar 'revolutionary' change in one or many human societies. Examples may include the haber process...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shining Path: Encyclopedia Ii - Shining Path - Guerrilla War
When Peru's military government allowed elections for the first time in a dozen years in 1980, Shining Path was one of the few insurrecti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arequipa: Encyclopedia Ii - Arequipa - History
Archaeological findings indicate the fertile valley in which Arequipa is situated has been occupied back to 5000 – 6000 BCE. In the 15t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - La Cantuta Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - La Cantuta Massacre - Prosecutions And Amnesty
In April 1993, a group of Peruvian military officers anonymously released a document detailing the events at La Cantuta. Their document c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Fujimori: Encyclopedia Ii - Alberto Fujimori - In Exile
After submitting his resignation initially by fax and later in hard copy, Fujimori remained in self-imposed exile in Japan, where his cit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Valentín Paniagua: Encyclopedia Ii - Valentín Paniagua - Biography
Valentín Paniagua - Early years. Paniagua's father was born in Bolivia but lived most of his life in Peru. Valentín Paniagua was born...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Peru: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Peru - Branches Of Government
Politics of Peru - Executive branch. The President of Peru is popularly elected for a five-year term, and the 1993 constitution permits...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis - Negotiations
On 22 December Fujimori made his first public announcement on the hostage-taking. In a televised four-minute speech he condemned the assa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis - Demands
In the days immediately following the takeover, the Red Cross acted as an intermediary between the government and the guerrillas. Among t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis - Staging
In the years following the capture in 1992 of Shining Path leader Abimael Guzmán and the rest of the group's leadership, terrorist activ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Politics Of Peru: Encyclopedia Ii - Politics Of Peru - Administrative Divisions
Peru's territory, according to the Regionalization Law which was passed on 18 November 2002, is divided into 25 regions (regiones). These...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - La Cantuta Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - La Cantuta Massacre - Abduction Of July 1992
In the pre-dawn hours of 18 July 1992, members of the Army Intelligence Service (SIE) and the Army Directorate of Intelligence (DINTE), m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Fujimori: Encyclopedia Ii - Alberto Fujimori - Arrest In Chile
On the afternoon of November 6, 2005, Fujimori arrived, without prior notice, in Santiago, Chile, on a private aircraft, having flown via...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis - Legal Proceedings
On 2 January 2001 the Peruvian human-rights organization APRODEH filed a criminal complaint on behalf of MRTA family members against Albe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis - Aftermath
Doubts about the official version of events soon began to arise, however. One Japanese hostage, Hidetaka Ogura, former first secretary of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis - International Reaction
In the days following the assault, there were demonstrations in several countries in protest the MRTA deaths. On 25 April hundreds protes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - La Cantuta Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - La Cantuta Massacre - Context
The Enrique Guzmán y Valle National Education University ("Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle", or "UNE"; better...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis - Chronology
December 17 1996: MRTA members take the Japanese ambassador’s residence in Peru with more than 600 hostages. They shortly release about...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shining Path: Encyclopedia Ii - Shining Path - Capture Of Guzman And Collapse
On September 12, 1992, such intelligence efforts paid off. On that day, Guzmán and several Shining Path leaders were captured by Peruvia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Fujimori: Encyclopedia Ii - Alberto Fujimori - President Of The Republic 1995–2000
In April 1995, at the height of his popularity, Fujimori was re-elected in a landslide victory over Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the former...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Fujimori: Encyclopedia Ii - Alberto Fujimori - President Of The Republic 2000
Despite the questionable constitutionality of his right to a third term of office [5], Fujimori declared his candidacy for the 2000 elect...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Fujimori: Encyclopedia Ii - Alberto Fujimori - President Of The Republic 1992–1995
Elections were held, and this time Fujimori's party received a majority in the "Democratic Constitutional Congress" that for the rest of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Fujimori: Encyclopedia Ii - Alberto Fujimori - 1992 Auto-coup
During Fujimori's first term in office, the APRA and FREDEMO parties remained in control of both chambers of Congress (the Chamber of Dep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Fujimori: Encyclopedia Ii - Alberto Fujimori - Early Years
Alberto Fujimori was born in Lima to Naoichi Fujimori and Mutsue Fujimori, natives of Kumamoto, Japan who moved to Peru in 1934. His pare...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Fujimori: Encyclopedia Ii - Alberto Fujimori - President Of The Republic 1990–1992
During his first term in office, Fujimori's economic strategy, which Peruvians dubbed the Fujishock, bore no resemblance to the vague, po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Fujimori: Encyclopedia Ii - Alberto Fujimori - President Of The Republic 2000
Despite the questionable constitutionality of his right to a third term of office [6], Fujimori declared his candidacy for the 2000 elect...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Fujimori: Encyclopedia Ii - Alberto Fujimori - Anti-terrorism
When Fujimori came to power, large parts of Peru were dominated by the insurgent Maoist group Sendero Luminoso (SL or "Shining Path"), an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shining Path: Encyclopedia Ii - Shining Path - Decline Of Shining Path
While Shining Path militants were able to quickly seize control of large areas of Peru, the rebels soon faced serious problems. Many peas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shining Path: Encyclopedia Ii - Shining Path - Resurgence
The Proseguir faction has been blamed for an upsurge in guerrilla activity in the region during 2003. Government forces have had a number...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Fujimori: Encyclopedia Ii - Alberto Fujimori - Arrest In Chile
On the afternoon of November 6, 2005, Fujimori arrived, without prior notice, in Santiago, Chile, on a private aircraft, having flown via...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shining Path: Encyclopedia Ii - Shining Path - Origins
Shining Path was founded in the late 1960s by former university philosophy professor Abimael Guzmán (also known as Presidente Gonzalo), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Peru: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Peru - Viceroyalty Of Peru
When the Spanish landed in 1531, Peru's territory was the nucleus of the highly developed Inca civilization. Centered at Cuzco, the Inca ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alberto Fujimori: Encyclopedia Ii - Alberto Fujimori - Legacy
Fujimori remains a controversial figure in Peru. He is credited by many Peruvians for bringing stability to the country after the violenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Peru: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Peru - Ancient History
Archeological evidence shows signs of human culture in Peru from as early as c.11,000 BC. Flint tools and even ruins of ceremonial temple...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abimael Guzmán: Encyclopedia Ii - Abimael Guzmán - Capture
In 1992, during the first administration of President Alberto Fujimori, the Peruvian National Directorate Against Terrorism (DINCOTE) beg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abimael Guzmán: Encyclopedia Ii - Abimael Guzmán - Guerrilla Campaign
The Shining Path movement was at first largely circumscribed to academic circles in Peruvian universities. In the late 1970s, however, th...   » Read the article