LIMA, Peru—Alberto Fujimori, the former Peruvian president whose 1990s-era government crushed Maoist ... the most tumultuous ...

Fujimori helped trailblaze the right-wing populist playbook that Donald Trump now uses. The former Peruvian president exemplified a mortal threat to democratic regimes: an elected leader who ...

But Fujimori’s government took an authoritarian turn in 1992, when he ordered the military to shut down Peru’s congress and its supreme court and declared a state of emergency. The measure ...

"He is the best president Peru has ever had ... according to a government truth commission. Sources close to his family told AFP Wednesday that Fujimori's health had deteriorated rapidly after ...

Fujimori began his career as a mathematics lecturer. After serving as a president of national university, he was elected Peru's first ... thorough crackdown on anti-government armed groups.

GENEVA (30 October 2024) - The policy of forced sterilisation in Peru, which took place during the 1990s’, amounted to sex-based violence and intersectional discrimination, particularly against ...

Alberto Fujimori, who led Peru from 1990 to 2000, left office when he became engulfed in a major corruption scandal and went into self-imposed exile in Japan. He memorably faxed in his resignation ...

Anti government protests, involving the death of at least 48 people and hundreds injured, continued in Peru, a month since ... beat neoliberal rival Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former ...

Urresti, who was secretary of the interior and a presidential candidate, is one of 47 soldiers in Peru ... Fujimori. However, Figueroa admitted that an unfair advantage exists regarding government ...

They decided to strike again after the government failed to fulfill its promises ... right wing Fuerza Popular party and the pseudo-left Peru Libre gave them assurances that they would vote ...

Schools and universities were closed, public employees worked from home and security forces blanketed Peru's capital on Monday on the eve of a gathering of world leaders for an Asia-Pacific Economic ...

Bus drivers in Peru, angry over violent attacks and extortion, went on strike on Wednesday for the third time in less than a month, disrupting the country's sprawling capital as the government ...