Peru's Fujimori, divisive head of political dynasty, dies age 86

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Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, who steered economic growth during the 1990s but was later jailed for human rights abuses stemming from a bloody war against Maoist rebels, died on Wednesday. He was aged 86.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/45td6emd  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for human

00:07rights violations and corruption, has died at the age of 86 after a prolonged battle

00:13with heart issues.

00:14His daughter, Keiko Fujimori, confirmed his passing on Wednesday in a message shared on

00:19X co-signed by his other children.

00:22Fujimori, the son of Japanese immigrants, was born in Lima on July 28, 1938, Peruvian

00:47Independence Day.

00:49A mathematician and agricultural engineer, Fujimori was the little-known chancellor

00:54of a farming university who decided to run for the presidency, driving a tractor to his

00:59campaign rallies.

01:01He surprised the world by defeating renowned writer Mario Vargas Llosa in the 1990 election,

01:07with heavy support from the left.

01:09Fujimori quickly established himself as a cunning politician whose hands-on style produced

01:14results but also faced criticism for centralizing power.

01:18He was married twice and left behind four children, including Kenji Fujimori, who also

01:23pursued a political career.

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