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Alberto Fujimori, Peru's controversial former president, buried after 3 days of national mourning

Sep. 15, 2024 00:12 AM EDT

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Controversial former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was buried Saturday after three days of national mourning in which thousands of supporters lined up outside a museum in Lima to visit the politician's casket. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte saluted the...

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

Sep. 12, 2024 22:36 PM EDT

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government on Thursday declared three days of national mourning over the death of former President Alberto Fujimori and granted him a state funeral despite his convictions for human rights abuses and corruption. Fujimori, who governed the South American...

Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies at 86

Sep. 12, 2024 15:17 PM EDT

LIMA, Peru (AP) — 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. He was 86. His death Wednesday in the capital, Lima, was...

Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, has died, his daughter says

Sep. 11, 2024 19:38 PM EDT
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, has died, his daughter says.