El Francotirador
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El Francotirador is a Peru
vian late-night television programme conducted by the journalist and writer Jaime Bayly
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Bayly hosted late-night shows abroad at CBS Network Latin America and Telemundo Network for six years. After President of Peru Alberto Fujimori
sought asylum in Japan after a ten-year term in order to avoid prosecution on charges of corruption, independent news media found itself in a more relaxed position. Bayly hosted political programme 'El Francotirador' ('The Sniper'), interviewing candidates to the 2001 Presidential Election. In that programme, he apparently offended several personalities with his political opinions, and finally had to quit. Inspired by the experience, Bayly wrote a book with the name of the show. Later he resumed the conduction of the programme which continues to be one of Peru's most viewed late-night shows.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian late-night television programme conducted by the journalist and writer Jaime Bayly
Jaime Bayly
Jaime Bayly Letts is a Peruvian writer, journalist and television personality. He is the third of 10 children and is known as "el niño terrible" .-Early life:...
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Bayly hosted late-night shows abroad at CBS Network Latin America and Telemundo Network for six years. After President of Peru Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori Fujimori served as President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 17 November 2000. A controversial figure, Fujimori has been credited with the creation of Fujimorism, uprooting terrorism in Peru and restoring its macroeconomic stability, though his methods have drawn charges of...
sought asylum in Japan after a ten-year term in order to avoid prosecution on charges of corruption, independent news media found itself in a more relaxed position. Bayly hosted political programme 'El Francotirador' ('The Sniper'), interviewing candidates to the 2001 Presidential Election. In that programme, he apparently offended several personalities with his political opinions, and finally had to quit. Inspired by the experience, Bayly wrote a book with the name of the show. Later he resumed the conduction of the programme which continues to be one of Peru's most viewed late-night shows.