Editing Communism in Peru (section)

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[[Communism]] as a political philosophy in [[Peru]] dates back to the 1920s, a [[History of Peru (1919–1930)|period]] where new ideological currents entered the country.

Throughout the movement's history, a number of parties, movements and organisations in the country have referred to themselves by the name of "[[communist party]]". The oldest to do so is the [[Peruvian Communist Party]] (''Partido Comunista Peruano'', PCP), originally founded in 1928 as the ''Peruvian Socialist Party'' (PSP) by [[Marxism|Marxist]] philosopher and journalist [[José Carlos Mariátegui]]. The 1960s brought about the emergence of splinter groups up until the 21st century. One of these groups, commonly known as the [[Shining Path]] (PCP-SL), waged an insurgency against the [[Peruvian State]] that resulted in a [[Internal conflict in Peru|20-year period of violence]] that took place from 1980 to 2000, while its splinter groups have continued to operate from 2001 onwards.