The Maoist guerrilla group in Peru known for insurgent activity in the 1980s is which?

The Maoist guerrilla group in Peru known for insurgent activity in the 1980s is which?

• A. FARC
• B. IRA
• C. Shining Path
• D. ETA

Answer: (C)

Shining Path, or Sendero Luminoso, is the Maoist guerrilla movement that emerged in Peru and carried out insurgent activity during the 1980s. Inspired by Mao Zedong’s idea of a peasant-based revolution, it aimed to topple the Peruvian government by mobilizing rural peasants, using ruthless tactics, terror, and strikes against both state forces and civilians. Its campaigns were especially brutal in the early to mid-1980s, making it infamous for the scale of violence in Peru’s internal conflict. FARC refers to the guerrilla group in Colombia, IRA to the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland, and ETA to the Basque separatist group in Spain. Those groups are associated with different countries and conflicts, not Peru’s 1980s insurgency.

Shining Path, or Sendero Luminoso, is the Maoist guerrilla movement that emerged in Peru and carried out insurgent activity during the 1980s. Inspired by Mao Zedong’s idea of a peasant-based revolution, it aimed to topple the Peruvian government by mobilizing rural peasants, using ruthless tactics, terror, and strikes against both state forces and civilians. Its campaigns were especially brutal in the early to mid-1980s, making it infamous for the scale of violence in Peru’s internal conflict.

FARC refers to the guerrilla group in Colombia, IRA to the Irish Republican Army in Northern Ireland, and ETA to the Basque separatist group in Spain. Those groups are associated with different countries and conflicts, not Peru’s 1980s insurgency.