Alberto Fujimori, the first man of Japanese heritage to become leader of a Latin American nation, was a university administrator who came from nowhere to win Peru's presidency in 1990.

Japanese diplomats have visited Peru's ex-President, Alberto Fujimori, in Chile, where he is in custody while Peru seeks his extradition. The delegation checked the health of Mr Fujimori, who holds ...

Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died.

Former Peruvian president Fujimori dies at 86 Jailed for human rights abuses in war against Maoist rebels Used military tanks to shut down Congress in 1992 Fled to Japan amid corruption scandals ...

Roots in Japan. Alberto Kenya Fujimori was born in Lima on July 28, 1938, the second of five children of two Japanese immigrants, Naoichi and Mutsue (Inamoto) Fujimori.

Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori speaks during an interview with the Asahi Shimbun newspaper on June 7, 1994, in Tokyo, Japan. The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images ...

Fujimori, the son of Japanese immigrants, entered national politics in 1990 as a dark-horse candidate running for president against author Mario Vargas Llosa, who would later become a Nobel laureate.

Alberto Fujimori, who made history in Latin American politics, as the first Japanese immigrant to become President of Peru in 1990, died on 11 September. He has two world history records.

Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori gives a press conference in front of the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima on April 22, 1997. | Eugene Hoshiko/AP By Associated Press 09/11/2024 08:28 PM EDT ...

Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace, has died. He was 86.

Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori speaks during an interview with the Asahi Shimbun newspaper on June 7, 1994, in Tokyo, Japan. The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images ...

Alberto Fujimori, the once popular Peruvian president credited with rescuing his country from economic chaos and leftist insurgency but who was later disgraced and sentenced to prison on charges ...