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Alan García becomes president, but his term is marked by hyperinflation and increased
attacks by terrorist groups; he flees the country in 1992, clouded by allegations of em-
bezzlement.
1987
Archaeologists working near Lambayeque uncover a rare, undisturbed tomb of a
Moche warrior-priest known as El Señor de Sipán.
1990
Alberto Fujimori is elected president; his authoritarian rule leads to improvements in
the economy, but charges of corruption plague his administration.
1992
Sendero Luminoso detonates truck bombs in Miraflores, Lima, killing 25 and wound-
ing scores more; following this act, public opinion turns decisively against the guerril-
las.
1992
Abimael Guzmán, the founder of Sendero Luminoso, is captured in Lima after he is
found hiding out above a dance studio in the well-to-do neighborhood of Surco.
1994
Chef Gastón Acurio opens Astrid y Gastón in the Lima neighborhood of Miraflores;
the restaurant helps catapult Peruvian cuisine to international levels.
1996
Guerrillas from the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) storm the
Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima and hold 72 hostages for four months.
2000
Fujimori flees to Japan after videos surface showing his intelligence chief bribing offi-
cials and the media; the Peruvian legislature votes him out of office.
2001
Alejandro Toledo becomes the first indigenous person to govern an Andean country.
