Peru People's Movement
{{Infobox organization
| name = Peru People's Movement
| formation = 1996
| native name = Movimiento Popular Peru
| native_name_lang = es
| logo = Logo of the Popular Movement of Peru.svg
| logo_caption = Logo of the MPP
| abbreviation = MPP
| founder = Javier Esparza
| founding_location = Malmö, Sweden
| status = Active (Banned in Peru)
| purpose = Propagate Gonzalo Thought
Garner support for the Shining Path
Defend the actions of Abimael Guzmán
| website = https://vnd-peru.blogspot.com/ (current)
http://www.redsun.org/mpp.htm (defunct)
}}
The Peru People's Movement ({{langx|es|Movimiento Popular Peru}}, MPP) is a Marxist–Leninist-Maoist mass organization formed by members of the Shining Path to spread party propaganda abroad.{{Cite news |last=Strong |first=Simon |date=1992-05-24 |title=Where the Shining Path Leads |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/24/magazine/where-the-shining-path-leads.html |access-date=2024-01-07 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |title=The Peru People's Movement |url=http://www.redsun.org/mpp.htm |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.redsun.org}}
Creation
It was founded in Malmö, Sweden by Javier Esparza (brother-in-law of Abimael Guzmán) and later expanded to other countries including Germany, Norway, Spain, and the United States.{{Cite web |title=SOL ROJO, MANTARO ROJO Y LA CONEXIÓN POLICIAL – El Diario Internacional |url=http://www.eldiariointernacional.com/spip.php?article3167 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.eldiariointernacional.com}}
Members
Actions
The main purpose of the MPP was to spread ideological materials and propaganda abroad, with emphasis on drawing international support for the Shining Path's "people's war".
Another purpose was to make links with local Maoist or left-wing parties, whether to propagate propaganda or to try to influence them into the Gonzalo Thought.
Materials include literature, leaflets, posters, and even music. For example, in 1999, the MPP helped create and distribute an album called Songs of the Shining Trenches of Combat from Shining Path prisoners held in Miguel Castro Castro. Years before, the Musical Guerrilla Army made tours to perform pro-Shining Path songs.{{Cite web |title=Canciones de las Luminosas Trincheras de Combate |url=http://www.solrojo.org/mpp_doc/mpp_cd.htm |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.solrojo.org}}
The organization also led protests against the 1992 capture of Abimael Guzmán, creating the International Emergency Committee to Defend the Life of Abimael Guzman to defend his life from possible execution after he was convicted for committing terrorism.{{Cite web |title=SEPTEMBER 24 |url=http://www.solrojo.org/Sep24/SEPTEM_en.HTM |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.solrojo.org}}{{Citation |title=You must tell the world... | date=25 April 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PClxCk6yMJE |access-date=2023-09-10 |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Goldenberg |first=Sonia |date=Mar 15, 1993 |title=Shining Path's American 'friends.' |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Shining+Path%27s+American+%27friends.%27-a013519086 |access-date=January 7, 2023 |work=The Nation}}
Red Sun
File:Emblem of the People's Guerrilla Army.svg
The Red Sun is a magazine founded by Shining Path supporters in Denmark, originally named "Red Sun Study Circle" in the 1990s.{{Cite web |date=1999-11-10 |title=Sobre el Círculo de Estudios Sol Rojo |url=http://users.cybercity.dk/~dko8604/espanol/srs.htm |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991110183331/http://users.cybercity.dk/~dko8604/espanol/srs.htm |archive-date=1999-11-10 |access-date=2023-09-10 }}
The MPP currently collaborates with editing the magazine.{{Cite web |date=2000-01-18 |title=Red Sun |url=http://maoism.org/misc/peru/mpp/red_sun.htm |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000118150003/http://maoism.org/misc/peru/mpp/red_sun.htm |archive-date=2000-01-18 |access-date=2023-09-10 }}