Fujimori’s 1990s-era government defeated Maoist rebels and revived a battered economy but descended into authoritarianism and corruption before collapsing.

Peru’s former president Alberto Fujimori, who ruled his country with an iron fist and then spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity, died on Wednesday at age 86 in the capital Lima.

Fujimori established an authoritarian regime that consolidated his power through decrees and collaboration with the Armed Forces. Although he was re-elected in 1995, his government was tainted by ...

Fujimori's government was criticised for hounding opposition figures - especially journalists and businessmen. Many Peruvians were scared to speak out, fearing the government would bring tax ...

LIMA - Peru will on Sept 14 lay to rest polarising former president Alberto Fujimori, who ruled with an iron fist in the 1990s and later spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity. Mr ...

Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, who ruled his country with an iron fist and then spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity, died on Wednesday at age 86 in the capital Lima.

Alberto Fujimori, the former president of Peru who led the country through the turbulent 1990s, has died following a battle with cancer, his daughter, Keiko Fujimori, announced Wednesday night.

Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, who ruled his country with an iron fist and then spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity, died on Wednesday at age 86 in the capital Lima.

Peru's polarizing ex-president Alberto Fujimori dies at 86 One of the most dramatic episodes of his presidency was a four-month hostage ordeal at the Japanese embassy in Lima in late 1996 and ...

Sociologist Eduardo Toche expressed scathing criticism of Fujimori when he was convicted of crimes against humanity in 2009, saying the Fujimori government represented the lowest, worst point in the ...

Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, who ruled his country with an iron fist and then spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity, died on Wednesday at age 86 in the capital Lima.