n.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
Among Mr Fujimori's many enemies were not just Peru's democratic opposition, but the imprisoned leaders of the ShiningPath and Tupac Amaru guerrilla movements.
Last week, Peruvian President Ollanta Humala said the ShiningPath had been "totally defeated" in the Alto Huallaga Valley, once one of its key regions.