Alberto Fujimori | |
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藤森 謙也 | |
54th President 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 Lima, Peru | (aged 86)
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, including Keiko and Kenji |
Relatives | Santiago Fujimori (brother) |
Education | National Agrarian University (BS) University of Strasbourg University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (MS) |
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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 the President of Peru from 1990 to 2000. A controversial figure in Peruvian politics, his government is credited with the creation of Fujimorism, defeating the Shining Path insurgency and restoring Peru's macroeconomic stability.[2]
In 2001, Fujimori's head of intelligence, Vladimiro Montesinos, was accused of doing illegal things. People thought that Fujimori was also involved.
After that, Fujimori went to Japan, because he had Japanese ancestors, thus is a citizen there. Japan protected him from Peruvian law since they do not find any valid accusation. Fujimori resigned the Presidency of Peru. Valentín Paniagua was elected president by the Congress soon after Fujimori resigned.
His daughter, Keiko Fujimori is also a politician and ran for president three times, the most recent being is 2021.