Shining Path under the Shining Path as it was under the government. Polls have never been completely accurate as Peru has several anti-terrorism laws, including "apology for terrorism," that makes it a punishable offence for anyone who does not condemn the Shining Path. In effect the laws make it illegal to support the group in any way. Many peasants were unhappy with the Shining Path's rule for a variety of reasons, such as its disrespect for indigenous culture and institutions. However, they had also made agreements and alliances with some indigenous tribes. Some did not like the brutality of its "popular trials"
South African Communist Party South African Communist Party The South African Communist Party (SACP) is a communist party in South Africa. It was founded in 1921, was declared illegal in 1950 by the governing National Party, and participated in the struggle to end the apartheid system. It is a partner of the Tripartite Alliance with the African National Congress and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and through this it influences the South African government. The Communist Party of South Africa was founded in 1921 by the joining together of the International Socialist League and others under the leadership of Willam H.