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Also Known As Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reynoso • Comrade Gonzalo
Born December 3, 1934 • Arequipa • Peru
Died September 11, 2021 (aged 86) • Callao • Peru
Founder Shining Path
Political Affiliation Shining Path
Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar
Venezuelan soldier and statesman
Túpac Amaru II
Incan revolutionary
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori
president of Peru
Dina Boluarte
Dina Boluarte
president of Peru
Ollanta Humala
Ollanta Humala
president of Peru
Pedro Castillo
Pedro Castillo
president of Peru
Alejandro Toledo
president of Peru
Alan García
Alan García
president of Peru
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
Peruvian political theorist
Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Fernando Belaúnde Terry
president of Peru
Francisco Morales Bermúdez
Francisco Morales Bermúdez
president of Peru
Ramón Castilla
Ramón Castilla
president of Peru
Augusto Bernardino Leguía y Salcedo
Augusto Bernardino Leguía y Salcedo
president of Peru
Juan Velasco Alvarado
president of Peru
Manuel A. Odría
president of Peru
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
prime minister of Peru and secretary-general of the United Nations
Pedro Gerado Beltrán
Peruvian economist, diplomat, and publisher
Shamil Basayev
terrorist
José de San Martín
José de San Martín
Argentine revolutionary