 There is some disagreement among scholars about the extent of Maoist influence on the PCP, but the majority of scholars consider the PCP to be a violent Maoist organization.One of the factors contributing to support for this view among scholars is that PCP's economic and political base were located primarily in rural areas and they sought to build up their influence in these areas.On December 3, 1982, the Communist Party of Peru officially formed an armed wing known as the "People's Guerrilla Army".