Fernando Lugo

Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo speaks during a ceremony at Military Academy in Capiata, near Asuncion, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.

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Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo was elected to a five-year term last year. President Fernando Lugo fired military branch commanders earlier this week Opposition says Lugo trying to bring leftist agenda to military Military shakeup...

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President Fernando Lugo sacked the commander of Paraguay's armed forces, two days after firing a trio of top military commanders amid rumours of a potential coup, government sources said on Friday. Lugo, a former Catholic bishop who...

In this article: Paraguay, Democracy, Alfredo Stroessner, and Hugo Chavez

...officers were plotting a coup against him. The commander has been replaced by a general seen as more loyal to President Fernando Lugo. Two days ago he also replaced the heads of the army, navy and air force, after warning of what he...

In this article: Paraguay, Allegation, and Democracy

...president, her lawyer confirmed Thursday. Hortensia Damiana Moran, 40, a religious activist who worked on President Fernando Lugo's election campaign, went public with her allegation a year ago, but at the time said she would...

In this article: Paraguay, Allegation, Roman Catholic, and Pope Benedict XVI

...Fernando Lugo on Wednesday ordered the replacement of top military commanders. Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo named replacements Lugo replaced heads of the army, air force and navy, said statement from armed forces One day earlier,...

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ASUNCION, Paraguay Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo fired his military chiefs Wednesday, a day after denying he had worries about a coup amid calls for his impeachment. </p><p>In a statement given to journalists at the presidential palace,...

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