# Alberto Fujimori President of Peru 1990–2000 who staged a 1992 "self-coup" (autogolpe), dissolving Congress and ruling by decree while crushing the Shining Path insurgency. Later convicted of corruption and human-rights crimes — the canonical case of the elected leader who seizes absolute power from within. > [!info] Stub — created 2026-06-21 as a link target for [[Dictators in World History Hub]]. Expand with biography, path to power, and right-wing reception.