Alberto Fujimori 藤森 謙也 A dark horse President
Alberto Fujimori 藤森 謙也 A dark horse President This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Fujimori and the second or maternal family name is Fujimori. Alberto Fujimori Fujimori[2] (Spanish: [alˈβerto fuçiˈmoɾi]; Fujimori Ken'ya (藤森 謙也?); born 28 July 1938) served as President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 17 November 2000. A controversial figure, Fujimori has been credited with the creation of Fujimorism, uprooting terrorism (Sendero Luminoso) in Peru and restoring its macroeconomic stability.[3][4][5][6] However, he was criticized for his authoritarian way of ruling the country (especially after 1992) and was accused of human rights violations.[7][8] Even amid his 2008 prosecution for crimes against humanity relating to his presidency, two-thirds of Peruvians polled voiced approval for his leadership in that period.[9] A Peruvian of Japanese descent,[10] Fujimori fled to Japan in 2000 amid a corruption scandal, where he attempted to...
