As Peru buries Fujimori, a complex tussle over his legacy


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  • Saturday, 14 Sep 2024

FILE PHOTO: People queue up for a posthumous tribute to Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori at the Museo de la Nacion, in Lima, Peru, September 13, 2024. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda/File Photo

LIMA (Reuters) - Hero? Murderer? Savior? Villain?

As Peru buries former president Alberto Fujimori on Saturday, the Andean country is grappling with the complex legacy of its most powerful - and most divisive - political leader in recent decades, who died this week at the age of 86.

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