Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori said little about his "self-coup" in a visit to Los Angeles last month in which he wasted no time in talking up his country's progress on a number of fronts. Fujimori said he has reined in terrorism by capturing the leaders of the Shining Path insurgency group and managed to lower inflation from more than 7,000% in 1990 to 60% last year. Addressing a packed audience at a World Affairs Council luncheon, Fujimori said that, in his four years as president, he has transformed Peru into a stable and safe country. Fujimori, who was on his way home from a trip to Japan, also said he has forged a united democracy in partnership with the newly elected Congress, which replaced one that he dissolved last year.
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KVEA's New VIP: Jose Ronstadt, former host of the Univision program "Hola America," has been named general manager and senior vice president of KVEA Channel 52, the Telemundo network affiliate in Los Angeles. Ronstadt, a cousin of singer Linda Ronstadt, replaced Augustine Martinez at KVEA. In the late '80s, Ronstadt was the general manager of Univision's Phoenix affiliate. Since then he has proved to be an innovative producer with programs such as "Teleradio," a morning talk show in Phoenix, and "Voces del Pueblo," a town hall meeting program that united audiences in Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Antonio.
