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Sendero Luminoso

/sɛnˈdɛroʊ ˌlumɪˈnoʊsoʊ/
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Definitions of Sendero Luminoso
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: SL, Shining Path
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    FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization
    a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
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