He was a very divisive and controversial figure. He was a very divisive and controversialfigure. What he was a very divisive and controversial figure. What has been the reaction to his death? as you might expect, mixed reactions. He was incredibly divisive and so many people praising his legacy, many people calling him the best president peru ever had. He was celebrated by his followers for defeating the left in the early 19905 defeating the left in the early 1990s and also putting the economy back on track after massive hyperinflation at the end of the 1980s that round to 7000%. Hit the tractors also make his detractors also making the point he was a very authoritarian leader and also convicted of human rights violations and sentenced to 25 years also by rampant corruption in 2009. And to death squad massacres for which the family members are still demanding justice and they say never received an apology from fujimori or any reparations that he was obliged to pay as part of his senten