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Higuchi was born in Peru of Japanese descent. She was formerly married to [[Alberto Fujimori]], who was [[president of Peru]] from 1990 until November 2000, when he resigned from office and fled to [[Japan]] as allegations of far-reaching [[political corruption|corruption]] in his administration began to emerge. She married Fujimori in 1974 and divorced him in |
Higuchi was born in Peru of Japanese descent. She was formerly married to [[Alberto Fujimori]], who was [[president of Peru]] from 1990 until November 2000, when he resigned from office and fled to [[Japan]] as allegations of far-reaching [[political corruption|corruption]] in his administration began to emerge. She married Fujimori in 1974 and divorced him in 1994. They have four children: [[Keiko Fujimori|Keiko Sofía]], Hiro Alberto, Sachi Marcela and [[Kenji Fujimori|Kenji Gerardo]]. |
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As [[First Lady]] during her husband's presidency, Higuchi was one of the first people in Peru to allege criminal misdoings on the part of her husband. As early as 1992, she denounced several of her Fujimori in-laws for corruption in connection with the sale of [[used clothing]] donated by Japan. In 1994, she publicly condemned her husband as a tyrant and his government as corrupt. Fujimori reacted by formally stripping her of the title [[First Lady]] in August 1994, appointing their elder daughter First Lady in her place. |
As [[First Lady]] during her husband's presidency, Higuchi was one of the first people in Peru to allege criminal misdoings on the part of her husband. As early as 1992, she denounced several of her Fujimori in-laws for corruption in connection with the sale of [[used clothing]] donated by Japan. In 1994, she publicly condemned her husband as a tyrant and his government as corrupt. Fujimori reacted by formally stripping her of the title [[First Lady]] in August 1994, appointing their elder daughter First Lady in her place. |
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Revision as of 19:13, 5 June 2013
Susana Shizuko Higuchi Miyagawa | |
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| Member of Congress | |
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| Born | April 26, 1950 |
| Political party | Frente Independiente Moralizador |
| Website | Official Site |
Susana Shizuko Higuchi Miyagawa (born April 26, 1950) is a Peruvian politician and engineer, better known as the former wife of ex-president of Peru Alberto Fujimori. A member of the Peruvian Congress during the 2001-2006 period, she was elected as a member of the Frente Independiente Moralizador (FIM), a political party allied with then president Alejandro Toledo.
Life
Higuchi was born in Peru of Japanese descent. She was formerly married to Alberto Fujimori, who was president of Peru from 1990 until November 2000, when he resigned from office and fled to Japan as allegations of far-reaching corruption in his administration began to emerge. She married Fujimori in 1974 and divorced him in 1994. They have four children: Keiko Sofía, Hiro Alberto, Sachi Marcela and Kenji Gerardo.
As First Lady during her husband's presidency, Higuchi was one of the first people in Peru to allege criminal misdoings on the part of her husband. As early as 1992, she denounced several of her Fujimori in-laws for corruption in connection with the sale of used clothing donated by Japan. In 1994, she publicly condemned her husband as a tyrant and his government as corrupt. Fujimori reacted by formally stripping her of the title First Lady in August 1994, appointing their elder daughter First Lady in her place.
Higuchi thereupon established her own political party, the Harmony 21st century, and announced her intention to enter politics as a candidate for mayor of Lima in the 1995 elections. In December 1994 the Harmony party was ruled ineligible because it failed to muster the required number of signatures to qualify as a legitimate political party.
Because of her outspokenness, Higuchi was subjected to repeated efforts to silence her. In 2001, she told investigators probing the corruption of the Fujimori years that she had been tortured "five hundred times" by the intelligence services of the Peruvian Army.[1] Fujimori has denied that Higuchi had been tortured. He said the scars on her back and neck were not from torture but from a traditional Japanese herbal treatment called moxibustion she underwent to help her stop smoking and for back troubles.[citation needed]
In July 2001, she alleged that in 1990, shortly before coming to power, her ex-husband received a donation of US$12.5 million from Japanese citizens destined for poor children in Peru, but he deposited it in a private bank account in Japan.[2]
References
- ^ "Fujimori counters ex-wife's torture claim". Japan Weekly Monitor. 2002-03-04. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Japan no help with Fujimori, Peru says". The Miami Herald. 2001-07-12. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
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