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
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.
There will be absolutely no release of MRTA prisoners, ... We would not like to go back to the past.
With this peace, there is no loser but (only) winners,
I submit to you, Mr. President of Congress, my formal resignation as president of the republic.
I plan a temporary stay in Chile as part of a return to Peru to keep a promise with a large part of the people of Peru that has called me to participate as a candidate for the presidency,
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.
without dialogue, there will never be a solution.
It is no longer a possibility or an option.
It is my aim to temporarily remain in Chile as part of my efforts to return to Peru and keep my promise to an important part of the Peruvian people who have called on me to be a candidate in the 2006 elections,