Osmán Roberto Morote Barrionuevo, also known as Comrade Nicolas or Comrade Remigio, is a Peruvian anthropologist and former member of the

Shining Path The Shining Path (, SL), self-named the Communist Party of Peru (, abbr. PCP), is a far-left political party and guerrilla group in Peru, following Marxism–Leninism–Maoism and Gonzalo Thought. Academics often refer to the group as the ...

, once becoming the group's second-in-command. His

father A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. A biological fat ...

and two siblings—Arturo and Katia—also became members of the group.

Biography

Morote was born in

Cuzco Cusco or Cuzco (; or , ) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the eponymous province and department. The city was the capital of the Inca Empire unti ...

to parents

Efraín Morote Best Efraín Morote Best (8 July 1921 7 April 1989) was a Peruvian lawyer, anthropology, anthropologist, and academic administrator. From 1962 to 1968 he served as the Rector (i.e., chief administrator) of San Cristóbal of Huamanga University in Ay ...

and Leila Barrionuevo. His maternal grandfather was writer . His two siblings are Arturo and Katia. In 1970, he married Teresa Durán Araujo, sister of Maximiliano Durán, a member of the

. He studied

anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, society, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including archaic humans. Social anthropology studies patterns of behav ...

San Cristóbal of Huamanga University The National University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga () is a public university located in the city of Ayacucho (formerly known as Huamanga) in southern Peru. History The university was established in 1677 by Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora, the ...

, where he met philosophy professor

Abimael Guzmán Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reinoso (; 3 December 1934 − 11 September 2021), also known by his ''nom de guerre'' Chairman Gonzalo (), was a Peruvian Maoist guerrilla leader. He founded the organization Communist Party of Peru – Shining ...

and adopted

maoism Maoism, officially Mao Zedong Thought, is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed while trying to realize a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic o ...

as an ideology. He was arrested by the Peruvian police on June 11, 1988, on terrorism charges, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. In March 1992, he appealed to the Supreme Court of Peru and his sentence was reduced to 15 years. The same year, President

Alberto Fujimori Alberto Kenji Fujimori Fujimori (26 July 1938 – 11 September 2024) was a Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer who served as the 54th president of Peru from 1990 to 2000.* * * * * * * Born in Lima, Fujimori was the country's fir ...

's regime opened a new trial and Morote was sentenced to life in prison. A new trial started in June 2003. In 2024, Morote requested a review of his sentencing and a release from prison as he had served 35 years of his sentence. His request for release was denied.

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Records on Osmán Morote
at the El Centro de Documentación e Investigación (CDI) del Lugar de la Memoria, la Tolerancia y la Inclusión Social Members of the Shining Path People convicted on terrorism charges People imprisoned on terrorism charges Peruvian communists Peruvian prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Peru Peruvian revolutionaries {{Peru-paramilitary-bio-stub