Alberto Fujimori

The self-coup

Free markets by authoritarian decree.

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The Peruvian president who paired radical free-market 'shock therapy' with a 1992 'self-coup' — the namesake of an authoritarian-capitalist model that defeated hyperinflation and insurgency at the cost of democracy.

social

Populist-traditional strongman.

economic

Imposed sweeping neoliberal 'Fujishock' privatisation and deregulation.

governance

Dissolved Congress in a 'self-coup' and ruled with the military and intelligence services.

Notable for

The 1992 'self-coup'
'Fujishock' neoliberal reforms
Defeated the Shining Path

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