But Peruvians turned out in large numbers, and guerrilla violence was minor.
By 1990, 25 years of socialist policies and guerrilla violence had reduced that number to two.
Last year, 3,198 deaths were attributed to guerrilla violence -a five-year high.
Some Sunnis said they expected guerrilla violence to surge.
Such armies have killed peasants in revenge for Maoist guerrilla violence.
President Bush is right to refuse to be pushed by guerrilla violence and political pressure into leaving Iraq prematurely.
Other Kurdish politicians, however, have distanced themselves from guerrilla violence.
And despite guerrilla violence in Peru, it has been looking to buy a brewery there for more than a year.
Most of the guerrilla violence is in the countryside.
The Zapatistas, meanwhile, have turned from guerrilla violence to political organizing, deepening their support.