Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori | |
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Đằng sâm khiêm cũng | |
 Fujimori in 1991 | |
| 54thPresident of Peru | |
| In office 28 July 1990 – 22 November 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | See list
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| Vice President | See list
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| Preceded by | Alan García |
| Succeeded by | Valentín Paniagua |
| President of the Emergency and National Reconstruction Government | |
| In office 5 April 1992 – 9 January 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto 26 July 1938 Lima,Peru |
| Died | 11 September 2024(aged 86) Lima, Peru |
| Political party | Change 90(1990–1998) Vamos Vecino(1998–2005) Sí Cumple(2005–2010) People's New Party(2007–2013) Popular Force(2024) |
| Other political affiliations | New Majority(1992–1998, non-affiliated member) Peru 2000(1999–2001) Alliance for the Future(2005–2010) Change 21(2018–2019) |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 4, includingKeikoandKenji |
| Relatives | Santiago Fujimori(brother) |
| Education | National Agrarian University(BS) University of Strasbourg University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee(MS) |
| Signature |  |
| Criminal information | |
| Criminal status | Convicted[1] |
| Criminal charge | Human rights abuses,murder,kidnapping,embezzlement,abuse of power,bribery and corruption |
| Penalty | 25 years in prison (Human rights abuses, murder and kidnapping charges) Six years in prison (Abuse of power charges) Seven-and-a-half years in prison (Embezzlement charges) Six years in prison (Corruption and bribery charges) |
Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto(July 26, 1938 – September 11, 2024) was thePresidentofPerufrom 1990 to 2000. A controversial figure in Peruvian politics, his government is credited with the creation ofFujimorism,defeating theShining Pathinsurgency and restoring Peru'smacroeconomicstability.[2]
In 2001, Fujimori's head ofintelligence,Vladimiro Montesinos,was accused of doingillegalthings. People thought that Fujimori was also involved.
After that, Fujimori went toJapan,because he had Japanese ancestors, thus is acitizenthere. Japan protected him from Peruvianlawsince they do not find any valid accusation. Fujimori resigned the Presidency of Peru.Valentín Paniaguawaselectedpresident by theCongresssoon after Fujimori resigned.
His daughter,Keiko Fujimoriis also a politician and ran for president three times, the most recent being is 2021.
Prison and release
[change|change source]In 2005 Fujimori was detained inChile.After hisextraditionin 2007 the Peruviangovernmentput him ontrialand convicted him. He was sentenced to several years in prison. On 24 December 2017, PresidentKuczynskipardoned him on health grounds[3]but in 2019 he was put back in prison. He was released in December 2023 because of bad health.
Death
[change|change source]Fujimori died of problems caused bytongue canceron September 11, 2024 in Lima at the age of 86.[4]
References
[change|change source]- ↑Released on 5 December 2023.
- ↑Fox, Elizabeth, and Fox, de Cardona and Waisbord, Silvio Ricardo.Latin Politics, Global Media.2002, p. 154
- ↑Dan Collyns (24 December 2017)."Peru's jailed ex-president Alberto Fujimori pardoned, sparking protests".The Guardian.Retrieved2017-12-24.
- ↑"Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori dies at 86".BBC. September 12, 2024.RetrievedSeptember 12,2024.
Other websites
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Media related toAlberto Fujimoriat Wikimedia Commons
- Biography and tenure by CIDOB Foundation(in Spanish)
- AppearancesonC-SPAN
- Alberto FujimorionCharlie Rose
- Alberto FujimorionIMDb
- Alberto Fujimoricollected news and commentary atThe New York Times
- The Fall of FujimorionPOVatPBS,2006
- State of Feara documentary of Peru's war on terror based on the findings of thePeruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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