Alberto Fujimori

Alberto Fujimori is the former President of Peru, having served from 1990 to the year 2000. A highly controversial figure, some credit Fujimori with ending terrorism and restoring economic stability in Peru, despite reports of human rights abuses during his tenure.

On April 7, 2009, Fujimori was convicted as an "indirect perpetrator" of 25 murders and two kidnappings during his campaign to rein in indigenous and Maoist rebels.TIME: Fujimori's Last Stand: Peru's Ex-President Found Guilty (April 7, 2009) He was sentenced to 25 years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.TIME: Fujimori's Last Stand: Peru's Ex-President Found Guilty (April 7, 2009)

In his first term as president, Fujimori was forced to respond to the hyperinflation and economic crisis in Peru, commonly thought to have been caused by the previous presidency of Alan Garcia. He enacted wide ranging reforms including a relaxation of many government regulations, a dramatic increase in the minimum wage, and the introduction of a large-scale government aid program. These initiatives became known as "Fujishock."

Fujumori has been criticized for and accused of several human rights abuses, most stemming from programs enacted against the Shining Path and terrorism. Fujimori has been implicated in the planning and implementation of several massacres, the activities of "death squads," and a large scale sterilization campaign.

• 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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