Peru declares 3 days of national mourning for former President Alberto Fujimori

The Gazette

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Fujimori, who governed the South American country with an increasingly authoritarian hand between 1990 and 2000, died of cancer Wednesday at a home in the capital, Lima.
ABC News Go
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During his first term in office from 1990, Fujimori, who has died aged 86 after suffering from cancer, was credited with restoring economic stability thanks to his “Fujishock” neoliberal policies, which in fact were closer to what Vargas Llosa had been proposing than to his more populist promises.
Guardian
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Fujimori, who led Peru from 1990 to 2000, was released from prison on humanitarian grounds in December, two-thirds of the way through a 25-year sentence for crimes against humanity during his rule.
Hürriyet Daily News
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He defeated extreme left-wing Shining Path terrorism with dirty tactics and moulded the political and legal system to his liking after an “autogolpe” self-coup in 1992.
Buenos Aires Times

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