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Vladimiro Montesinos

1945 - Today

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Vladimiro Lenin Ilich Montesinos Torres (Spanish pronunciation: [bla.ð̞iˌmi.ɾo ˌle.nĩn iˌlit͡ʃ mõn̪.t̪eˌsi.nos ˈt̪o.res]; born May 20, 1945) is a Peruvian former intelligence officer and lawyer, most notorious for his role as the head of Peru's National Intelligence Service (SIN) during the presidency of Alberto Fujimori. Montesinos was widely regarded as the power behind the throne, often regarded as the true authority in the government, supported by the Peruvian Armed Forces. Montesinos' career was marked by his deep connections with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), through which he received substantial funding ostensibly for anti-terrorism efforts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vladimiro Montesinos has received more than 394,526 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimiro Montesinos is the 12,267th most popular politician, the 65th most popular biography from Peru and the 34th most popular Peruvian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vladimiro Montesinos ranks 12,267 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, Hédi Amara Nouira, William Fermor, Ismail II of Granada, and Gaius Flavius Fimbria. After him are Vakhtang IV of Georgia, Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Hilmar Baunsgaard, Recep Peker, Ibrahim Edhem Pasha, and Jotapianus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Vladimiro Montesinos ranks 309. Before him are Ana Martín, Katja Ebstein, Gérard Lenorman, Yuri Antonov, Nadezhda Chizhova, and Philippe Ouédraogo. After him are Carrie Snodgress, Elvin Hayes, Ivan Lins, Helen Fisher, Sam Webb, and Jeremy Bulloch.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Vladimiro Montesinos ranks 65 out of 287. Before him are Pedro Castillo (1969), Augusto B. Leguía (1863), Teodoro Fernández (1913), Óscar R. Benavides (1876), Hernando de Soto Polar (1941), and Manuel A. Odría (1896). After him are Daniel Alomía Robles (1871), Micaela Bastidas (1744), Henry Ian Cusick (1967), José Bustamante y Rivero (1894), Héctor Chumpitaz (1943), and Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre (1895).

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Among POLITICIANS In Peru

Among politicians born in Peru, Vladimiro Montesinos ranks 34. Before him are Ollanta Humala (1962), Manuel Prado Ugarteche (1889), Pedro Castillo (1969), Augusto B. Leguía (1863), Óscar R. Benavides (1876), and Manuel A. Odría (1896). After him are José Bustamante y Rivero (1894), Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre (1895), Martín Vizcarra (1963), Mariano Ignacio Prado (1826), Keiko Fujimori (1975), and Susana Higuchi (1950).

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