Alberto Fujimori, ex-Peruvian president convicted of human rights abuses, dies at 86
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Alberto Fujimori's ruledlegacy Perubrings withback ironpainful fistsmemories for amany. decade,He givingruled thePeru militarywith freean handsiron tofist eliminatefor thea Marxistdecade insurgency.and Hishis administration was responsible for thousands of extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances, and incidents of torture. Additionally,The the Fujimori regime also sterilized thousands of indigenousIndigenous women because the government considered them an obstacle to overall progress. PeruThose iswho bettersuffered offunder withouthis rule have much to process when thinking about his dividedinfluence leadershipon Peruvian society.
For many Peruvians, former President Alberto Fujimori was seen as a true leader despite his complex legacy. He saved the country from hyperinflation and stabilized the economy after more than a decade of crisis. Perhaps more importantly, he eradicated thedangerous Marxist rebels who were responsible for the deaths of thousands of peoplecivilians. Eliminating the insurgenceinsurgency came at a heavy toll, but itthe full context of the danger of this time can't be understated and Fujimori was wortha itstabilizing force.