Nicanor Duarte
Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos (born 11 October 1956) is a Paraguayan politician. He served as President of Paraguay from 2003 to 2008.
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| 47th President of Paraguay | |
| In office 15 August 2003 – 15 August 2008 | |
| Vice President | Francisco Oviedo |
| Preceded by | Luis Ángel González Macchi |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Lugo |
| Senator of Paraguay | |
| In office 26 August 2008 – 28 August 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Cespedes |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Cespedes |
| President of the ANR-Colorado Party | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Minister of Education and Culture | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos 11 October 1956 Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay |
| Political party | ANR-PC |
| Spouse(s) | María Gloria Penayo Solaeche |
Nicanor Duarte announced his resignation as president,[1] in order to assume a position as Senator on 1 July 2008. He presented his resignation on 23 June 2008 to the President of the Congress of Paraguay,[2] Senator Miguel Abdón Saguier.
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Duarte with Argentine President Néstor Kirchner in 2004
Duarte with US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in 2005
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References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Nicanor renunciara mañana Archived 2019-12-17 at the Wayback Machine from Diario ABC Color.
- ↑ (in Spanish) Nicanor entrega hoy su renuncia al cargo[dead link] from Diario ABC Color.