Communist Party of Peru - 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 - Augusto B. Leguía: Encyclopedia Ii - Augusto B. Leguía - First Term
In 1908 he succeeded José Pardo (a succession event that would occur again in 1919) after being elected president for the first time by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - José Carlos Mariátegui: Encyclopedia Ii - José Carlos Mariátegui - Life And Works
Mariátegui was born in Moquegua. His father, Francisco Javier Mariátegui Requejo, was a grandson of Francisco Javier Mariátegui Teller...   » 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 - Augusto B. Leguía: Encyclopedia Ii - Augusto B. Leguía - Second Term
In 1919, he again sought the presidency of Peru by trying to succeed José Pardo. Fearing that the former president's government along wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augusto B. Leguía: Encyclopedia Ii - Augusto B. Leguía - Overthrown
After 11 years in power and the world depression affecting Peru by ending the flow of foreign capital investments, his government was fin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augusto B. Leguía: Encyclopedia Ii - Augusto B. Leguía - Early Years
Leguía y Salcedo was born in Lambayeque in 1863 to one of the most distinguished families of the Peruvian oligarchy. Educated in Valpara...   » 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

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