Abimael Guzman: death of the ‘fourth sword’
The death in prison of 86 year-old Abimael Guzmán, the self-styled ‘President Gonzalo’ who was the leader of Peru’s Sendero Luminoso guerrilla group marks the end of the most violent chapter of that country’s recent history. LAB’s Nick Caistor looks back at Guzmán’s life and its impact on Peru.
Bulletin 16 February 2010
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Panama: violent repression of indigenous protests
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