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Counterterrorism

Counterterrorism. The Tupac Amaru Revolution Movement (MRTA) Connor Wood. The Shining Path Influence. The Shining Path 1960s-1980s The MRTA came after the government had cracked down on The Shining Path. President Alberto Fujimori. Elected in 1990 by the people

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Counterterrorism

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  1. Counterterrorism The Tupac Amaru Revolution Movement (MRTA) Connor Wood

  2. The Shining Path Influence • The Shining Path 1960s-1980s • The MRTA came after the government had cracked down on The Shining Path

  3. President Alberto Fujimori • Elected in 1990 by the people • Peruvian government was criticized for not responding fast and hard enough to The Shining Path • Established a coup in Peru

  4. Operation Chavin de Huantar • Japanese embassy located in Lima, Peru was taken hostage by The MRTA • The MRTA was willing to negotiate • Violent extraction plan was ordered by President Fujimori

  5. Conclusions • The military was tasked with hunting down every single known affiliated terrorist in Peru • If it had not been for the shining path, then the MRTA would not have been met with such resistance.

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