The former president of Peru Alberto Fujimori He died this Wednesday at 86 years old at his home in San Borja, where he lived with his daughter, Keiko Fujimori. 9 months ago, the politician had been released from the Barbadillo prison, where he spent 17 years for the 25-year sentence he received for crimes against humanity during his government. Last year, he received a humanitarian pardon due to various health problems he suffered from.
Fujimori, 86, suffered from various health problems, including tongue cancer, atrial fibrillation, lung ailments and hypertension. His health deteriorated rapidly in the last week, after finishing a radiotherapy treatment of the mouthsources close to the family told AFP.
The former president was last seen publicly Last Thursday when he was leaving a clinic in the Miraflores district where he had a CT scanas he himself revealed.
The president of Peru between 1990 and 2000 suffered various medical complications since entering prison in mid-2007. In 2017, during the management of Pedro Pablo Kuczynskihad already received the benefit of pardon although he returned to prison in 2019 due to alleged irregularities in the process. Finally, last year, the Constitutional Court of Peru She decided to pardon him and spent his last months of life at his daughter’s house.
The news was confirmed by his daughter through her social networks. “After a long battle against cancer, our father, Alberto Fujimori, has just departed to meet the Lord. We ask those who appreciated him to accompany us with a prayer for the eternal rest of his soul. Thank you for so much, Dad.!”, said the Peruvian politician.
The current president of Peru, Dina Boluarteregretted the death of the former president and said: “The Presidency of the Republic regrets the sensitive death of the former president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori Fujimori. Our heartfelt condolences to the family, who we accompany in their deep pain. May God have him in his glory and may he rest in peace,” he said in a post on social media.
Violence and corruption allegations: what was the management of Alberto Fujimori like?
Alberto Fujimori governed Peru between 1990 and 2000. His administration was marked by authoritarian policies and serious allegations of corruption.
So much so that in 2004 the Global Report on Corruption, prepared by the NGO Transparency International, placed him as the seventh most corrupt leader on a list of the 10 heads of state with the most accusations in this regard. The international entity estimated that Fujimori had stolen approximately 600 million dollars during his government.
On April 5, 1992, he carried out a self-coup with the help of the Army, He closed Congress and took over the judicial headquarters. He was subsequently re-elected in 1995 and completed his term in 2002.
Alberto Fujimori sentenced for crimes against humanity
In 2009, Alberto Fujimori He was sentenced to a term of 25 years for “crimes against humanity” for the massacres of Barrios Altos and La Canutawhere 25 people were killed by the army under the orders of the then president.
These acts of violence were also a mark of his government. In 1991, fifteen people were killed, including an eight-year-old boy, in a house in Upper Townswhile in 1992, nine students and one teacher from the University of La Canuta were kidnapped and murdered.
Source: Ambito
