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Alberto Fujimori

1938 - 2024

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Alberto Kenji Fujimori Fujimori (26 July 1938 – 11 September 2024) was a Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer who served as the 54th president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. Born in Lima, Fujimori was the country's first president of Japanese descent, and was an agronomist and university rector prior to entering politics. Fujimori emerged as a politician during the midst of the internal conflict in Peru, the Peruvian Lost Decade, and the ensuing violence caused by the far-left guerilla group Shining Path. In office as president, Fujimori implemented a series of military reforms and responded to Shining Path with repressive and lethal force, successfully halting the group's actions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alberto Fujimori is the 1,070th most popular politician (down from 947th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Peru (up from 7th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Peruvian Politician.

Alberto Fujimori was the president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. He is most famous for his economic reforms, which stabilized the economy and led to a period of growth.

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Among politicians, Alberto Fujimori ranks 1,070 out of 19,576. Before him are Cato the Younger, Frederick VI of Denmark, Henry Clay, Jozef Tiso, Qutb al-Din Aibak, and Ranil Wickremesinghe. After him are Basil I, Ḫattušili III, Anne of Brittany, Attalus I, Zachary Taylor, and Amanullah Khan.

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Among people born in 1938, Alberto Fujimori ranks 18. Before him are Leonid Kuchma, Islam Karimov, Nico, Jerry Brown, Farah Pahlavi, and Christopher Lloyd. After him are Albert Fert, Klaus Schwab, Joe Dassin, Luis Aragonés, J. J. Cale, and Bob Kahn. Among people deceased in 2024, Alberto Fujimori ranks 13. Before him are O. J. Simpson, Fethullah Gülen, Paul Auster, Mário Zagallo, Ismail Kadare, and William Anders. After him are Peter Higgs, Maria Branyas, Daniel Kahneman, Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Anouk Aimée, and Arno Allan Penzias.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Alberto Fujimori ranks 6 out of 287. Before him are Mario Vargas Llosa (1936), Atahualpa (1502), Lina Medina (1933), Isabel Allende (1942), and Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920). After him are Carlos Castaneda (1925), Túpac Amaru (1545), Pachacuti (1380), Manco Cápac (1250), Rose of Lima (1586), and Túpac Amaru II (1738).

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Among POLITICIANS In Peru

Among politicians born in Peru, Alberto Fujimori ranks 3. Before him are Atahualpa (1502), and Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920). After him are Túpac Amaru (1545), Pachacuti (1380), Manco Inca Yupanqui (1512), Huáscar (1490), Topa Inca Yupanqui (1441), Viracocha Inca (1310), Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (1938), Alan García (1949), and Túpac Huallpa (1510).

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