Peru’s former president Alberto Fujimori has died of cancer aged 86, his family announced on Wednesday.
The hardline conservative led the South American nation from 1990 to 2000, during which he oversaw an economic revival and crushed the “Shining Path” guerrilla group while exerting an authoritarian grip on the country’s politics. In 2009, he was convicted of human rights abuses and corruption during his tenure and given a 25-year sentence.
“After a long battle with cancer, our father Alberto Fujimori has just met the lord,” his daughter Keiko Fujimori, also a prominent politician, wrote on X, in a message also signed by his three other children. “We ask those who appreciated him that they accompany us in praying for his soul’s eternal rest.”