On the fifth of April, 1992, a frustrated Fujimori decided to close the Congress.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Fujimori: The other side of the story
Under the new Constitution, Fujimori had only been elected once since the election of 1990.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Fujimori: The other side of the story
They instead voted to sack Fujimori on the grounds that he was "morally unfit" to govern.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Fujimori: The other side of the story
Montesinos had decided that if Fujimori ousted him, he would stage a military coup.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Fujimori: The other side of the story
According to most legal experts, Fujimori was convicted even before he set foot in the courtroom.
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But cleaning up the mess bequeathed by Mr Fujimori was never going to be easy.
Mr Fujimori envied Mr de Soto's popularity and stopped him implementing all his plans.
For most of his decade in office Mr Fujimori was hugely popular among Peruvians.
The prospect of a run-off against Mr Toledo seems to have rattled Mr Fujimori.
This means that Mr Fujimori's allies may increase their presence in the country's Congress next year.
Mr Fujimori has resorted to old-fashioned deficit spending to try to prime the pump of growth.
This week, Mr Fujimori said that he would appoint Mr Montesinos to a formal government post.
That contrast was highlighted over the dubious re-election of Peru's President Alberto Fujimori in May.
However, Mr Fujimori's spokesman, Carlos Raffo, said he still believed that the appeal could be won.
Mr Fujimori's supporters lack a majority, making up only 52 of its 120 members.
And to pre-empt pressure for a fresh vote, Mr Fujimori has started a charm offensive.
Mr Fujimori now looks far less able to resist international pressure for democratic reforms.
The Fujimori regime re-opened charges against him for allegedly taking millions of dollars in bribes.
In Peru , Alberto Fujimori was sworn in for a controversial third presidential term.
Mr Fujimori also tackled the left-wing rebels whose 10-year insurgency had caused thousands of deaths.
It is the result of Mr Fujimori's drive to accumulate power, free from accountability.
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Assuming he does stay in office, Mr Fujimori is likely to find governing hard.
As was left clear during the trial, no one could accuse Fujimori of ordering these killings.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: An ideological crusade against Alberto Fujimori
There is another side of Fujimori that his enemies don't want you to know.
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Mr Fujimori will hear that message repeated in private at the Brasilia summit next week.
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Like Peru's President Fujimori, Mr Chavez is not a believer in checks and balances.
Mr Fujimori's people abused the resources of the state, offering food and land to voters.
Alberto Fujimori, who ruled Peru for a decade from 1990, is a fugitive in Japan.
The risk, if one exists, is to Alberto Fujimori and his individual ambitions, not to Peru.
But left-wingers have no monopoly on elected autocracy, as Alberto Fujimori showed in Peru in the 1990s.
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