Fernando Lugo
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.
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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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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]
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Lugo with U.S. president George W. Bush on 2008.
Lugo with Bolivia's Evo Morales and Argentina's Cristina Fernández on 2009.
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References
- ↑ Orsi, Peter (24 June 2012). Does Paraguay risk pariah status with president's ouster?. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2012/0624/Does-Paraguay-risk-pariah-status-with-president-s-ouster.
- ↑ Partido Colorado se alzó como primera fuerza política en Paraguay — teleSUR
- ↑ "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. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10900677.
Other websites
- 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