Florindo Flores | |
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Leader of the Shining Path (Huallaga faction) | |
In office 14 July 1999 – 12 February 2012 | |
Preceded by | Comrade Feliciano |
Succeeded by | Faction dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | Santa Isabel de Siguas District, Peru | 8 September 1961
Known for | Protracted guerilla insurgency tactics |
Nickname | Comrade Artemio |
Military service | |
Branch/service | People's Guerrilla Army |
Rank | Commander |
Battles/wars | Internal conflict in Peru |
Criminal conviction | |
Conviction(s) | Terrorism Drug trafficking Money laundering |
Criminal penalty | Life in prison |
Florindo Eleuterio Flores Hala (better known as Comrade Artemio; born 8 September 1961) is a former leader of the Peruvian Maoist terrorist group Shining Path. He was captured by a combined force of the Peruvian Army.