Peru justice minister says ex-president Fujimori to be extradited from Chile soon News
Peru justice minister says ex-president Fujimori to be extradited from Chile soon

[JURIST] Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori [personal website; JURIST news archive] will be extradited from Chile to Peru [JURIST news archives] to face corruption and human rights charges before this summer, Peru's Justice Minister Alejandro Tudela [official profile, in Spanish] said Tuesday. Tudela said the extradition would be completed before Peru's current administration leaves office in July.

Fujimori was arrested and jailed [JURIST report] after appearing late last year in Santiago. The former leader was preparing to launch a bid for Peru's upcoming presidential elections. A Chilean court is to decide [JURIST report] whether to honor Peru's extradition request to try Fujimori on 12 charges [JURIST report] of corruption and human rights violations. Fujimori was president from 1990 until he abruptly resigned in 2000 from Japan, where he has lived until his arrest in Chile. AFP has more.

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Montgomery started racially-integrated bus service after boycott

On December 21, 1956, buses in Montgomery, Alabama, started racially integrated service following federal court rulings ending on-board segregation. Bus boycott leaders Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy were among the first riders under the new scheme. Learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Stalin born

On December 21, 1879, Joseph Stalin was born in Gori, Georgia. In 1922, he became leader of the USSR until his death in 1953. During his time as Soviet dictator, Stalin industrialized his country, which he then led to become one of the world's two superpowers after WWII. Through his infamous purges, show trials and nationwide famines, Stalin also became responsible for millions of deaths.