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== Alberto Fujimori's CIA-backed kleptocracy==
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== Alberto Fujimori's CIA-backed narco-kleptocracy==
In 1990, [[Alberto Fujimori]] was elected president of Peru. His election was a shocking event for serious political analysts. Fujimori could never have won without the backing of Peruvian [[lawyer]] (and [[CIA]] spook) [[Vladimiro Montesinos]], who provided funding and media exposure to secure Fujimori's victory. Fujimori's [[kleptocracy]] ranks #7 on the [[Wikipedia]]'s list. He later fled to [[Japan]] but was arrested in [[Chile]] and [[extradited]].<ref>http://xpatnation.com/pablo-escobars-secret-cia-connection-in-peru-made-him-billions</ref>  
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In 1990, [[Alberto Fujimori]] was elected president of Peru. His election was a shocking event for serious political analysts. Fujimori could never have won without the backing of Peruvian [[lawyer]] (and [[CIA]] spook) [[Vladimiro Montesinos]], who provided funding and media exposure to secure Fujimori's victory. Fujimori's [[kleptocracy]] ranks #7 on the [[Wikipedia]]'s list. He later fled to [[Japan]] but was arrested in [[Chile]] and [[extradited]].<ref>http://xpatnation.com/pablo-escobars-secret-cia-connection-in-peru-made-him-billions</ref> After the fall of Fujimori's government, the country had a [[Peru/Truth and Reconciliation Commission|Truth and Reconciliation Commission]] to address the massive corruption and the mass killings carried out by both the government and resistance to it.
 
 
In April 2009, Fujimori was convicted of human rights violations and sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in killings and kidnappings by the [[Grupo Colina]] [[death squad]] during his government's battle against leftist guerrillas in the 1990s. The verdict delivered by a three-judge panel marked the first time that an elected head of state has been extradited to his home country, tried, and convicted of human rights violations. Fujimori was specifically found guilty of murder, bodily harm, and two cases of kidnapping.<ref name= Bloomberg2009>Emery, Alex. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aK7xJs5e8bss&refer=home Peru’s Fujimori Found Guilty on Human Rights Charges], [[Bloomberg Television|Bloomberg News]], 7 April 2009. Accessed 7 April 2009.</ref><ref name= "Reuters2">{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=Peru's Fujimori sentenced to 25 years prison|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN0746237820090407|work=[[Reuters]]|date=7 April 2009|accessdate=7 April 2009}}</ref><ref>[http://larepublica.pe/sentencia-fujimori/07/04/2009/sala-penal-especial-encuentra-responsable-fujimori-por-abusos-de-ddhh Fujimori declared guilty of human rights abuses] (Spanish).</ref><ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090407/wl_asia_afp/perutrialpoliticsrights6thlead_20090407170127 Peru court finds ex-president Fujimori guilty]</ref><ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2009/04/08/fujimori_gets_25_years_on_conviction_in_human_rights_case Fujimori gets 25 years on conviction in human rights case], ''Boston.com'' 8 April 2009</ref>
 
 
 
In July 2009 Fujimori was sentenced to 7 and a half years in prison for embezzlement, after he admitted to giving $15 million out of the Peruvian treasury to the former [[National Intelligence Service (Peru)|intelligence service]] chief, [[Vladimiro Montesinos]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8160150.stm Fujimori convicted of corruption], ''BBC.com'', 20 July 2009</ref> Two months later in a fourth trial, he pleaded guilty to bribery and was given an additional six-year term.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8279528.stm Fujimori pleads guilty to bribery], ''BBC.com'', 28 September 2009</ref>
 
 
 
Under Peruvian law all the sentences must run concurrently, with a maximum length of imprisonment of 25 years.
 
 
 
After the fall of Fujimori's government, the country had a [[Peru/Truth and Reconciliation Commission|Truth and Reconciliation Commission]] to address the massive corruption and the mass killings carried out by both the government and resistance to it.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 14:42, 14 April 2016

Group.png Peru  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
LocationSouth America
Typenation state
Member ofAPEC, International Criminal Court, Organisation of American States, UN
SubpagePeru/President
Peru/Prime Minister
Peru/Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Alberto Fujimori's CIA-backed narco-kleptocracy

In 1990, Alberto Fujimori was elected president of Peru. His election was a shocking event for serious political analysts. Fujimori could never have won without the backing of Peruvian lawyer (and CIA spook) Vladimiro Montesinos, who provided funding and media exposure to secure Fujimori's victory. Fujimori's kleptocracy ranks #7 on the Wikipedia's list. He later fled to Japan but was arrested in Chile and extradited.[1] After the fall of Fujimori's government, the country had a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to address the massive corruption and the mass killings carried out by both the government and resistance to it.


 

Event

EventDescription
Peru/Truth and Reconciliation CommissionAn attempt to restore a functioning and non-criminal government to Peru. Reported that 69,280 people were killed between 1980 and 2000.

 

Party Member

PoliticianBorn
Alberto Fujimori28 July 1938

 

Citizens of Peru on Wikispooks

TitleBornDiedDescription
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar19 January 19204 March 2020Peruvian diplomat
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski3 October 1938Bankster who attended the 1988 Bilderberg as an ex Peruvian Minister of Energy and Mines. Later President of Peru. Resigned after certain videos were released.
Mario Vargas Llosa28 March 1936Nobel Prize winner in Literature and neoliberal champion
Vladimiro MontesinosA spook who established Peru as a narco-state to supply cocaine to the cabal
Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne28 December 1943
Martín VizcarraPresident of Peru impeached in November 2020 on grounds of "permanent moral incapacity"
Enrique Zileri4 June 193124 August 2014
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