| NOUN | group | Sendero Luminoso, Shining Path, SL | a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru |
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| Meaning | A terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world; seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine trade. | |
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| Synonyms | Shining Path, SL | |
| Category | terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act | The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature |
| Instance of | terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO | A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
| Region | Peru, Republic of Peru | A republic in western South America |
| Spanish | Sendero Luminoso | |
| Catalan | Sendero Luminoso | |
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