Most voters cited his victories over left-wing insurgents and hyperinflation as the rationale for giving him their help.
One of many key moments of his presidency was the hostage siege by Marxist MRTA rebels on the Japanese ambassador’s residence in Lima in 1996-97.
After a four-month stand-off, commandos had been despatched in to take the constructing.
All 14 rebels had been killed and practically all of the 72 hostages had been rescued in an operation that on the time cemented Mr Fujimori’s fame of a person of motion.
In his second time period although, a rising variety of Peruvians started to voice concern that the strategies used in opposition to the insurgency had been additionally being employed in opposition to the president’s democratic opponents.
His critics accused him of utilizing the intelligence service led by Vladimiro Montesinos to intimidate and spy on rivals.
They stated he exerted unfair management on the media and the judiciary, and used authorities assets to help his personal campaigns.
This criticism elevated when he introduced he was to face for an unprecedented third successive time period.