LIMA, Peru (AP) — Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace of autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died. He was 86. His death Wednesday in the capital, Lima, was announced by his daughter Keiko Fujimori in […]

Alberto Fujimori was in office from 1990 to 2000, but was jailed after returning from exile in Japan.

Alberto Fujimori, former President of Peru, has died following a prolonged battle with tongue cancer. Fujimori, who ruled Peru from 1990 to 2000 and later

Fujimori was adored and reviled in equal measures in Peru

Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori dies at 86 after release from prison, leaving a controversial legacy.

The former Peruvian president was a controversial figure, who was jailed for human rights abuses.

During his decade in power, he revived the economy and crushed two violent leftist insurgencies. But he was forced out in a corruption scandal and later imprisoned for human rights abuses.

He was jailed for human rights abuses stemming from a bloody war against Maoist rebels

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 has died aged 86.

LIMA: Peruvian former President Alberto Fujimori, who steered economic growth during the 1990s but was later jailed for human rights abuses stemming f...

Alberto Fujimori is known for reducing hyperinflation that threw millions of Peruvians out of work, privatised dozens of state-run companies, and slashed trade tariffs.

Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace of autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died. He was 86. His death Wednesday in the capital, Lima, was announced by his daughter Keiko Fujimori…

Alberto Fujimori, whose decadelong presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in autocratic excess that sent him to prison, has died.

Fujimori became the first former president in the world to be tried and convicted in his own country for human rights violations, and he spent years in prison before being pardoned last December.