Death of Alberto Fujimori

Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru from 1990 to 2000, died in Lima on 11 September 2024 at the age of 86, following a series of health issues. His state funeral will take place on 14 September.
Illness and death
For some years Fujimori had a number of health issues, including coronary and gastrointestinal problems. He was released from prison on humanitarian grounds in December 2023. Towards the end of his life he suffered from tongue cancer, with which he was diagnosed in early 2024. His last public appearance was at a hospital on 4 September 2024, after undergoing a CT scan. Subsequently, Alejandro Aguinaga, a personal doctor of Alberto Fujimori, told the press that he was "fighting" for his life and requested that visits to Fujimori be restricted. Congressperson Luisa María Cuculiza said that Fujimori's decline in health took her by surprise and that she had spoken with him five days earlier during which she noted his lucidity. , a spokesperson for the Popular Force, added that Fujimori was going through a "difficult time." Riera wrote on X that Fujimori "continues to fight for his life." The office of the Prime Minister of Peru subsequently denied rumors that Fujimori may have died. After a long battle with cancer, our father, Alberto Fujimori, has just left to meet the Lord. We ask those who loved him to accompany us with a prayer for the eternal rest of his soul.
Lying in state, state funeral and burial
The Peruvian government announced that Fujimori would receive a state funeral. Three days of national mourning were declared, and the Peruvian Congress, the Government Palace, and the Ministry of Culture of Peru lowered their flags to half-mast in his honor. Fujimori's remains were brought to lie in state at the Museo de la Nación in the Ministry of Culture, bringing his coffin with president Dina Boluarte attending to pay her respects and others peruvian politicians as Gustavo Adrianzén, President of the Council of Ministers; Morgan Quero, Minister of Education; César Vásquez, Minister of Health; Juan Santiváñez, Minister of the Interior; and Congressmen Alejandro Cavero, Jorge Montoya, Patricia Juárez, Gladys Echaíz, Patricia Chirinos, José Williams, Roberto Chiabra, Maricarmen Alva, Eduardo Salhuana, Juan Carlos Lizarzaburu, among others. It was also reported that Jorge del Castillo, Mauricio Mulder, Luis Galarreta, Miguel Torres, former Foreign Minister Javier Gonzáles-Olaechea and Alberto Otárola were present at the funeral. Another person present was Pablo Villanueva, "Melcochita".
It was reported that thousands of Fujimori supporters arrived from various regions of the country to the wake, carrying portraits and making speeches in his favor. Due to the large number of attendees, the Ministry of Culture announced that access to the wake would be extended until midnight, and that the following day, the 13th, the doors of the Nasca Room would be open from 6 in the morning until midnight.
He will remain there until 14 September, to then be buried in Lima at the cemetery Campo Fe in Huachipa.
Reactions
President Dina Boluarte did not comment directly on his death, although her administration expressed its condolences to his family. Former presidents Francisco Sagasti, Manuel Merino, Martín Vizcarra and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski also conveyed their condolences, as well as Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzén.
Supporters also gathered at Fujimori's house to mourn his death. His death in his native Peru drew mixed reactions; congressperson Sigrid Bazán commented that Fujimori was a "dictator, assassin and corrupt" and that "his legacy of corruptions, violations of human rights and authoritarianism" would persist beyond his death.
International media described him following his death as an "authoritarian" who was "divisive", and whose "heavy handed" tactics "created a negative legacy" in Peru that frustrated his eldest daughter's attempts to be elected to the presidency. No international leaders officially reacted to his death.<ref name="gomezvega"/>

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