Conversation so far:
What were Alberto Fujimori's early years like?
Fujimori's parents were Buddhists, but he was baptised and raised as a Roman Catholic.
Why did they raise him as Roman Catholic?
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Did he grow up in Peru?
In 1956, Fujimori graduated from La gran unidad escolar Alfonso Ugarte in Lima.
When did he first get interested in politics?
Fujimori won the 1990 presidential election as a dark horse candidate under the banner of Cambio 90 ("cambio" means "change") beating world-renowned writer Mario Vargas Llosa in a surprising upset.
What was the change supposed to be?
He exploited popular distrust of Vargas Llosa's identification with the existing Peruvian political establishment, and uncertainty about his plans for neoliberal economic reforms.
What did Fujimori say he was going to do for the Peruvian people?
He capitalized on profound disenchantment with outgoing president Alan Garcia and the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance party (APRA).

Question: Was he immediately popular with the people?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Alberto Fujimori immediately popular with the people?