Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, who steered economic growth during the 1990s but was later jailed for human rights abuses stemming from a bloody war against Maoist rebels, died on Wednesday. He was aged 86.
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00:00Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for human
00:07rights violations and corruption, has died at the age of 86 after a prolonged battle
00:13with heart issues.
00:14His daughter, Keiko Fujimori, confirmed his passing on Wednesday in a message shared on
00:19X co-signed by his other children.
00:22Fujimori, the son of Japanese immigrants, was born in Lima on July 28, 1938, Peruvian
00:47Independence Day.
00:49A mathematician and agricultural engineer, Fujimori was the little-known chancellor
00:54of a farming university who decided to run for the presidency, driving a tractor to his
00:59campaign rallies.
01:01He surprised the world by defeating renowned writer Mario Vargas Llosa in the 1990 election,
01:07with heavy support from the left.
01:09Fujimori quickly established himself as a cunning politician whose hands-on style produced
01:14results but also faced criticism for centralizing power.
01:18He was married twice and left behind four children, including Kenji Fujimori, who also
01:23pursued a political career.