Alberto Fujimori
| Alberto Fujimori 藤森 謙也 |
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Fujimori in 1998
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| President of Peru | |
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In office 28 July 1990 – 22 November 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Alan García |
| Succeeded by | Valentín Paniagua |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 July 1938 Lima, Peru |
| Citizenship | Peruvian, Japanese |
| Political party |
Change 90 (1990–1998) Sí Cumple (1998–2010) People's New Party (2007–2013) |
| Other political affiliations |
Peru 2000 (1999–2005) Alliance for the Future (2005–2010) |
| Spouse(s) |
Susana Higuchi (1974–1994) Satomi Kataoka (2006–present) |
| Children | |
| Alma mater |
Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina University of Strasbourg University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Alberto Kenya Fujimori Fujimori (Spanish: [alˈberto fuxiˈmoɾi] or [fuʝiˈmoɾi]; Japanese: [ɸɯʥiꜜmoɺi] or [ɸɯʥiꜜmoɾi]; Japanese: 藤森アルベルト, translit. Fujimori Aruberuto; born 28 July 1938) is a former Peruvian politician. He was President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 22 November 2000. A controversial figure, Fujimori ended his presidency by fleeing Peru for Japan amid a major scandal involving corruption and human rights violations. His government is credited with the creation of Fujimorism, defeating the Shining Path insurgency, and restoring Peru's macroeconomic stability. Even amid his prosecution in 2008 for crimes against humanity relating to his presidency, two-thirds of Peruvians polled voiced approval for his leadership in that period.
A Peruvian of Japanese descent, Fujimori took refuge in Japan when faced with charges of corruption in 2000. On arriving in Japan he attempted to resign his presidency via fax, but his resignation was rejected by the Congress of the Republic, which preferred to remove him from office by the process of impeachment. Wanted in Peru on charges of corruption and human rights abuses, Fujimori maintained a self-imposed exile until his arrest while visiting Chile in November 2005. He was extradited to face criminal charges in Peru in September 2007.
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