Elena Yparraguirre

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yparraguire and the second or maternal family name is Revoredo.

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

Elena Yparraguirre
Elena Yparraguirre as depicted in part of a Shining Path propaganda poster
Born	Elena Albertina Yparraguirre Revoredo (1947-09-14) September 14, 1947 (age 77) Ica, Peru
Other names	Miriam
Organization	Shining Path
Spouse	Abimael Guzmán ​ ​ (m. 1989; died 2021)​
Criminal charge	Terrorism
Penalty	Life imprisonment

Life

Yparraguirre, a major female figure in the Shining Path, became the second-in-command, as well as Abimael Guzmán's lover and wife after his first wife Augusta la Torre's death in 1988.

She was married to Guzmán, also known as Chairman Gonzalo, from 1989 until his death in 2021. In 2014, she published the book Memorias desde Némesis, which tells the story of their experiences.^[1]

Yparraguirre 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. After a third trial in 2006, both Yparraguirre and Guzmán again received life sentences.^[3]