Why is it that Peruvian President Fujimori is Japanese?

Fujimori was born in 1938 in Lima, Peru, to a Japanese expatriate family. His parents were originally from Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, and immigrated to Peru in the early 1930s. In 1961, Fujimori graduated from the Department of Agricultural Engineering of the National Agricultural University of Peru, and later received master's degrees in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin in the United States and the University of Strasbourg in France. From 1984 to 1989, he served as the president of the National Agricultural University of Peru. From 1987 to 1989, he served as the chairman of the National Council of University Presidents of Peru. He once worked as a program host on a television station.

Fujimori joined politics in July 1989. The same group of non-partisans established the "Reform 90" independent movement. With the slogan of "integrity, technology, and hard work", they proposed a policy that was different from the left and the right. campaign platform and participated in the presidential election.

In June 1990, Fujimori was elected President of Peru, and was re-elected as President twice in 1995 and 2000. Fujimori once had brilliant political achievements and vigorously promoted reforms, which enabled the Peruvian economy to develop rapidly. Fujimori's "performance" in anti-terrorism activities has also been praised. In the 1997 hostage incident at the Japanese Embassy in Peru, Fujimori successfully used force to rescue all the hostages and was regarded as a benefactor by the Japanese.

But as his brutal counter-terrorism tactics, illegal arms sales and other issues came to light, Fujimori gradually lost popular support in Peru. In September 2000, the scandal involving Montesinos, the former presidential adviser and director of the National Intelligence Service, of buying votes from opposition members was exposed, which became the trigger for the national political crisis and kicked off the collapse of the "Fujimori Dynasty".

Two months later, the embattled Fujimori took the opportunity to attend the APEC meeting in Brunei and diverted to Japan when he returned home to "seek financial assistance" and "treat a cold." On November 19, Fujimori suddenly announced his resignation and stated that he would settle in Japan for a long time. At the same time, he also obtained Japanese citizenship.

The Peruvian government filed 21 charges against Fujimori, including corruption charges and human rights violations related to the killing of 25 people by a government "death squad." At the same time, the Peruvian Congress also made a resolution in 2000 banning Fujimori from holding public office for 10 years. In 2003, Interpol issued a "Red Notice" for Fujimori at the request of the Peruvian government. Once returned to Peru, Fujimori will face 20 charges including murder, illegal wiretapping and corruption.

In addition to Spanish, Fujimori is also fluent in English, Japanese and French.

Fujimori’s ex-wife, Susana Fujimori Higuchi (sasana Higuchi), is an agricultural irrigation engineer. She and Fujimori officially divorced in February 1996. They*** have four children.