2 minutes agoPeru did not know what to do with the body of the philosophy professor that led to the death and extinction of 70 thousand people
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)On September 11, 2021, it was 20 years since the 11 September terrorist attack on the United States. On September 11th, the leader of a world-renowned terrorist group died in prison. But Peru doesn't know what to do with his body. Peruvian officials are expected to decide on Monday [day,...]
Peruan officials are expected to decide on Monday [day, 13 September] what to do with the body of rebel group founder “The Magnified Road” [Shinning Path].
About 70 thousand people have died or disappeared in the conflict between this terrorist group that advanced Maoist politics and the Peruvian state.
He fears that if he is buried, his grave will become a pilgrimage site, writes BBC, translates Periscope.
Who was the terrorist group in question?
Abimael Guzman died at the age of 86 in prison, where he was serving a life sentence for terrorism and treason.
The Revolutionary died just one day before the 29th anniversary of his capture. He had founded the Peru Communist Party in 1969.
In the '60s and '70s, Guzman had been a professor of philosophy strongly influenced by Marxism, Leninism, and Maoism. He had developed an ideology that highlighted empowering the indigenous people.
Journalist Theodore Dalrymple had written that the most cruel “brutality I've seen was carried out by Sendero Luminoso [Shing Path], on days when it seemed possible to come to power. If they were to take power, I think their massacres would have left the Khmer's Red far away. As a doctor, I've been used to unpleasant appearances, but nothing ever prepared me for what I would see in Ayacucho, where Sendero was held under the leadership of philosophy professor Abigail Guzman. ” /Periscope
