Elena Iparraguirre

Elena Albertina Iparraguirre Revoredo (born 14 September 1947), also known as "Miriam", is a high-ranking member of the Peruvian Maoist revolutionary party Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path).

In 2014, she published the book "Memoirs of Abimael Guzmán and Elena Iparaguirre - Memories of the Furies", which tells the story of their experiences.

[1] Iparraguirre was captured in Lima in 1992 along with her partner, Shining Path founder Abimael Guzmán.

In 1992, she received a sentence of life imprisonment by a secret military tribunal.

[2] She was awarded a new trial in a civilian court in 2004, but the proceeding ended as a mistrial.