Fernando Lugo
Fernando Lugo | |
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 Fernando Lugo in 2008 | |
| President of the Senate of Paraguay | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Ramón |
| 48th President of Paraguay | |
| In office 15 August 2008 – 22 June 2012 | |
| Vice President | Federico Franco |
| Preceded by | Nicanor Duarte |
| Succeeded by | Federico Franco |
| President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations | |
| In office 29 October 2011 – 22 June 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Bharrat Jagdeo |
| Succeeded by | Ollanta Humala |
| Senator of Paraguay | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2013 | |
| Bishop of San Pedro | |
| In office 5 March 1994 – 11 January 2005 | |
| Appointed by | Pope John Paul II |
| Preceded by | Adalberto Martínez Flores |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Páez Garcete |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez 30 May 1951 San Solano, Paraguay |
| Political party | Patriotic Alliance for Change (2007–2010) Frente Guasú (2010– ) |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Our Lady of Asuncion Pontifical Gregorian University |
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Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez (Spanish pronunciation: [ferˈnando arˈmindo ˈluɣo ˈmendes]; born 30 May 1951) is a Paraguayan politician. He was President of Paraguay from 2008 to 2012. He was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop, serving as Bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro from 1994 to 2005.
In 2012, he was removed from office through an impeachment process, which some people believed it was a coup d'état.[1] He was elected to the Senate of Paraguay in the 2013 general elections.[2][3]
In August 2010, Lugo was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He continued his duties as president of Paraguay while undergoing treatment.[4]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Orsi, Peter (24 June 2012). "Does Paraguay risk pariah status with president's ouster?". Associated Press.
- ↑ "Partido Colorado se alzó como primera fuerza política en Paraguay — teleSUR". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ↑ "Frente Guasu". frenteguasu.org.py. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "BBC News: Paraguay President Fernando Lugo diagnosed with cancer". 7 August 2010.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Fernando Lugo profile at CatholicHierarchy website
- 27 February 2007 New York Times article on Lugo's possible candidacy
- 22 February 2007 article on Lugo from Worldpress.org
- 30 December 2006 Daily (Maybe) blog on background to Lugo's presidential bid
- Lugo Wins Election at AP
- 18 April 2008 article on Lugo and Paraguay elections from The Christian Science Monitor
- "Rise of the Red Bishop", The Guardian Weekly, 14 August 2008
- Biography by CIDOB
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