However, the conflict has been largely dormant in recent years, and analysts say the Shining Path is a fraction of its former size.

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Among Mr Fujimori's many enemies were not just Peru's democratic opposition, but the imprisoned leaders of the Shining Path and Tupac Amaru guerrilla movements.

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Last week, Peruvian President Ollanta Humala said the Shining Path had been "totally defeated" in the Alto Huallaga Valley, once one of its key regions.

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