Spring Break
Peru analysis begins Global Review
Matthew Tomlin, Daily Vidette Staff Writer
Issue date: 9/12/08 Section: News
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Last year, Parodi took a group of students to witness the historic trial.
"I'm organizing another trip to Peru for the fourth time," Parodi said. "I want to take a group for a month."
Parodi plans on taking another group next year sometime between in May or June. He recommends that students interested in the trip take POL 340, Peru in Comparative Perspective, in the spring.
Parodi demonstrated his extensive knowledge of Peru and the trial of Fujimori by updating attendants on the history of Fujimori's rise to power and the lengths to which he went to hold it.
Fujimori was first elected in 1990. In 1992 he staged a self-coup, in which he assumed total control of the government. He gained wide popularity, but his government became very corrupt in the late nineties.
Parodi called Peru's election in 2000 the "most corrupt electoral process in Peruvian history." He then described an event in July of 2000 that "brought the whole house of cards down."
A video was released showing an intelligence officer close to Fujimori, buying votes from politicians. Fujimori announced his resignation a week later.
"This is when things get really weird in Peru," Parodi said.
He proceeded to describe a long string of events ending with Fujimori becoming a Japanese citizen and faxing his resignation to Peru.
"Congress rejects his resignation, and fires him saying he is mentally incapable of being President," Parodi said.
The country attempted to extradite Fujimori without success and in 2005 he emerged in Chile.
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