Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori Fujimoriis a former Peruvian politician. He was President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 22 November 2000. A controversial figure, Fujimori ended his presidency by fleeing Peru for Japan amid a major scandal involving corruption and human rights violations. Despite this, some commentators have credited his government with the creation of Fujimorism, defeating the Shining Path insurgency and restoring Peru's macroeconomic stability. Even amid his prosecution in 2008 for crimes against humanity relating to his presidency, two-thirds...
NationalityPeruvian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 July 1938
CityLima, Peru
CountryPeru
We thought that the situation was deteriorating very quickly, ... All possibilities of a peaceful solution were exhausted.
We were not going to liberate, release those terrorists because of our law and because of our national security and also the regional security.
We have shown, given these last three years, that we were succeeding in fighting terrorists. While during the first 30 years of the former governments they didn't.
The only thing that's missing is (Fujimori's son) Kenji with his telescope to complete the circle, ... Never have we seen a president like this one playing cowboy or cop.
And $18 million in three Japanese banks, completely false. That I have two factories in Panama, also completely false. This is part of the counter campaign of some people.
The investor knows quite well that we don't have anymore the widespread terrorism here in Peru.
Poverty doesn't imply necessarily violence.
Up to now we have faced external problems in an isolated fashion. One of these problems is precisely the drug trade and what has been the result? A very weak and fragile position.
I want to assure your excellency that I am occupying myself permanently and jointly with my team to achieve a solution as soon as possible to this crisis, the principal objective being the safeguarding of the health and life of those who are inside.
The liberation of those who commit murder and terrorism is unacceptable.
What we are doing in fact is recovering and progressing and sustaining the recovery of our democracy.
One of the mistakes I made was placing too much trust in Montesinos.
You can't talk about peace nor agreement while terror is used as the main argument.
In fact, this is a blackmail of the terrorists at the expense of the suffering of the hostages.