Alberto Fujimori

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The Mahalo Top 7

1. Official Site: Alberto Fujimori
2. Wikipedia: Alberto Fujimori
3. BBC News: Profile: Alberto Fujimori
4. University of Exeter: The Rise and Fall of Alberto Fujimori
5. VOA News: Peru's High Court Upholds Prison Sentence of Former President (April 16, 2008)
6. Comment Is Free (The Guardian): Fujimori's Luck Runs Out (September 25, 2007)
7. YouTube: Fujimori jailed for six years (Time 1:23)
   

Alberto Fujimori Recent News

• New York Times: Alberto Fujimori
• BBC News: Alberto Fujimori
• Agence France-Presse: Peru High Court Upholds 6-Year Prison for Fujimori (April 15, 2008)
• CNN: Fujimori Gets 6 Years in Prison (December 11, 2007)
• BBC News: Fujimori Jailed for Abusing Power (December 12, 2007)
• World News Australia: Alberto Fujimori Shouts his Innocence (December 11, 2007)
• New York Times: "Ex-President Stands Trial in Edgy Peru (December 10, 2007)
• The Economist: Fugitive Returned (September 27, 2007)
• International Herald Tribune: Alberto Fujimori is Returned from Chile... (September 23, 2007) 
• Xinhua News: Fujimori to Return to Peruvian Politics (July 31, 2007)
• Christian Science Monitor: Wanted in Peru, Alberto Fujimori Runs for Office in Japan (July 25, 2007) 

Alberto Fujimori Background and Profiles

Fujishock

• Davidson College: "Fujimori’s Brand of Populism" (2003)
• Georgetown University: "The Fujishock: How and Why Did it Occur?" (2003)
• Illinois State University: "Macroeconomic Reform and Policy: The Case of Peru" (2002) (276KB) 
• Library of Congress: "Impact of the 'Fujishock' Program" (1992)

1992 Takeover

• Wikipedia: Peruvian Constitutional Crisis of 1992
• ABC News: "Ex-Ministers Convicted in Peru 'Coup'" (November 27, 2007) 
• TIME: "Fujimori Takes Over" (1992)

War on Terror

• PBS: "POV Interview: Peru's War on Terror" (2006)
• University of Florida: "Punishing Terrorists with Terrorism: A Look at Peru’s War on Terror" (2006)
• CBC: "Wanted Man Fujimori Writes How to Fight Terrorism Book" (2002)
• BBC News: "Bush Backs Peru's War on Terrorism" (2002)

Human Rights Abuse

• Skylight Pictures: "Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Peru Final Report" (2003) (110KB) 
• Amnesty International: "Alberto Fujimori Must Face Justice for Human Rights Violations" (2002) (25KB) 
• Human Rights Watch: "Peru: Human Rights After Fujimori" (2002)

Alberto Fujimori Blogs and Commentaries

• PBS Discussions: The Fall of Fujimori Message Board
• OpenDemocracy: Alberto Fujimori’s Return: A Political Timebomb (October 28, 2007)
• The Guardian: Fujimori's Luck Runs Out" (September 25, 2007)
• Cambridge Journals: "The Populism of Hugo Chavez and Alberto Fujimori" (2003) (10KB) 
• National Review: Losing the War on Terrorism in Peru (2002)

Alberto Fujimori Photos

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Alberto Fujimori Videos

• Official Site: The Fall of Fujimori 
• YouTube: Latin America's First Media Dictatorship (Time 09:17)
• BBC News: Fujimori Escapes Extradition (Time 01:56)
• AOL Video: Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori Need Not Return to Peru (Time 01:53)
• CNN Video: Fujimori Back in Court (Time 02:43)
• YouTube: Fujimori trial set to begin (Time 4:46)
• YouTube: Fujimori jailed for six years (Time 1:23)

Alberto Fujimori Criticism and Controversy

• ZNet Commentary: " Alberto Fujimori And Japanese Racism" (2004)
• ZMagazine: "Who Are The Peruvian Terrorists?" (2001)
• Revolutionary Worker: "The Fall of Peru's Bloody Dictator" (2000)

Alberto Fujimori Timeline

• 1938: July 28, Alberto Fujimori is born in Lima, Peru
• 1961: Graduates from Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina with a degree in agricultural engineering
• 1961: Works as a lecturer in mathematics
• 1964: Studies physics at the University of Strasbourg, in France
• 1969: Obtains a master's degree in mathematics for the University of Wisconsin
• 1974: Marries Susana Higuchi
• 1984: Appointed rectorship at the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
• 1987-1989: Hosts the television show Concertando
• 1990: Fujimori wins the presidency, running as a member of the Cambio 90 party
• 1990-1992: Fujimori institutes his neo-liberal "Fujishock" programs
• 1992: In an attempt to gain more control of his own government, Fujimori stages a "self-coup"
• 1994: Fujimori divorces his wife, Susana Higuchi, stripping her of the title of first lady
• 1995: Fujimori is re-elected and immediately begins limiting civil liberties
• 2000: Fujimori is elected to a third term amidst electoral fraud scandal
• 2001: April 8, As a result of pressure put on Fujimori, elections are held again
• 2001: September 5, Charges of homicide are filed against Fujimori in connection to death squad activity
• 2001: November 13, Fujimori leaves Peru for Brunei
• 2001: November 16, Valentín Paniagua takes over the presidency
• 2001: November 17, Fujimori submits his resignation via fax from Tokyo
• 2003: March, Interpol issues an order for Fujimori's arrest
• 2006: Fujimori attempts to run in the Peruvian national election
• 2007: September 21, The Peruvian government extradites Fujimori from Chile
• 2007: December 11, Fujimori is sentenced to six years in prison

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