National Intelligence Service (Peru)

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National Intelligence Service
Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional
Agency overview
Formed1960
Dissolved2000
Superseding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Peru
HeadquartersLima, Peru
Agency executive
Parent agencyIndependent

The National Intelligence Service (Spanish: Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional or SIN) was an intelligence agency of the Government of Peru that existed from 1960 to 2000.[1]

During the administration of Alberto Fujimori, the agency's power expanded, and its de facto chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, used the agency for political purposes.[1] Under pressure from the Organization of American States, Fujimori disbanded the agency in 2000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Klarén, Peter F. (2017). Historical Dictionary of Peru. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 354–355. ISBN 978-1-5381-0668-6.

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