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Lino César Oviedo Sánchez
Lino César Oviedo Sánchez is a Paraguayan politician. He is a member of the Senate of Paraguay for the National Union of Ethical Citizens (UNACE) since 2008. He is the nephew of Lino César Oviedo Silva, usually known as Lino Oviedo Lino César Oviedo Silva (23 September 1943 – 2 February 2013) was the leader of the National Union of Ethical Citizens, which split from the Colorado Party in 2002. Life and work Early career Oviedo was born in poverty in the town of Juan ...; the elder Oviedo was the former leader of UNACE, and a divisive political figure in Paraguay. Oviedo Sánchez became the presidential candidate of UNACE in the April 2013 elections when his uncle Oviedo Silva was killed in a helicopter accident on 2 February 2013. Unace He ended up receiving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of seven million, nearly three million of whom live in the capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro. Although one of only two landlocked countries in South America (Bolivia is the other), Paraguay has ports on the Paraguay and Paraná rivers that give exit to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway. Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1524, and in 1537, they established the city of Asunción, the first capital of the Governorate of the RÃo de la Plata. During the 17th century, Paraguay was the center of Jesuit missions, where the native Guaranà people were converted to Christianity and introduced to European culture. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of Paraguay
The Chamber of Senators of Paraguay (''Cámara de Senadores''), the upper house of the National Congress, has 45 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation. The Paraguayan bicameral legislature, which included the Senate, was formed in 1870. The Senate was abolished in 1940 and recreated in 1967. Latest elections Senate List of senators Senators (2013 - 2018): * National Republican Association – Colorado Party # Lilian Samaniego # Luis Castiglioni # Arnoldo Wiens # Mirta Leonor Gusinky # Julio César Velázquez # Óscar Alberto González # Gustavo Javier González # Enrique Fausto Bachetta Chiriani # Julio Antonio Quiñónez # Silvio Adalberto Avelar BenÃtez # Juan Carlos del Valle # Javier Alejandro Osorio Núnez # Blanca Ovelar # Mario Abdo BenÃtez # Oscar Rubén Fernández # VÃctor Bogado González # Juan DarÃo EspÃnoza # Carlos Núñez Agüero # Nelson Dario Aguinagalde * Authentic Radical Liberal Party # Antonio Ramos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Union Of Ethical Citizens
The National Union of Ethical Citizens ( es, Unión Nacional de Ciudadanos Éticos, UNACE) is a right-wing populist political party in Paraguay. History The party was established in 2002, although its predecessor, the ''Unión Nacional de Colorados Éticos'', was founded in 1996 as a faction within the ruling Colorado party. It first contested national elections in 2003, Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p428 when it won 10 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and seven in the Senate, becoming the joint-third largest party. Its candidate in the presidential election, Guillermo Sánchez, finished fourth with 13.9% of the vote. In January 2008, Lino Oviedo Lino César Oviedo Silva (23 September 1943 – 2 February 2013) was the leader of the National Union of Ethical Citizens, which split from the Colorado Party (Paraguay), Colorado Party in 2002. Life and work Early career Oviedo was born in po ..., who was released from prison in Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lino Oviedo
Lino César Oviedo Silva (23 September 1943 – 2 February 2013) was the leader of the National Union of Ethical Citizens, which split from the Colorado Party in 2002. Life and work Early career Oviedo was born in poverty in the town of Juan de Mena (Cordillera Department) on September 23, 1943. He chose a military career, studied in Germany and eventually became a close aide to General Andrés RodrÃguez. He was named chief of the Army in 1993. When President Juan Carlos Wasmosy asked him to step down from that position in April 1996, he allegedly refused and threatened a coup d'etat. After days of tension, Wasmosy offered him the Defence Ministry instead, but when Oviedo went to the presidential palace to take the oath, dressed in civilian clothes, the President, backed by popular demonstrations, withdrew the offer. Ousted from the military, he concentrated in winning the ruling Colorado Party's candidacy for the 1998 presidential elections, and succeeded by presenting a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Última Hora (Asunción)
Última Hora (Spanish for "Last Hour") may refer to several newspapers: * Última Hora (Bolivia), ''Última Hora'' (Bolivia), 1929–2001 * Última Hora (Brazil), ''Última Hora'' (Brazil), 1951–1971 * Última Hora (Nuevo Laredo), ''Última Hora'' (Nuevo Laredo), Tamaulipas, Mexico, founded in 1996 * Última Hora (Paraguay), ''Última Hora'' (Paraguay), founded in 1973 * Última Hora (Spain), ''Última Hora'' (Spain), in the Balearic Islands, founded in 1893 * Última Hora (Venezuela), ''Última Hora'' (Venezuela), a List of newspapers in Venezuela#Portuguesa State, newspaper in Venezuela {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Paraguayan General Election
General elections were held in Paraguay on 21 April 2013. They resulted in a victory for the Colorado Party, which had ruled the country for 60 years before losing power in 2008. The presidential elections were won by the Colorado Party's Horacio Cartes, who defeated EfraÃn Alegre of the Paraguay Alegre alliance. The Colorado Party also won the most seats in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. Background In the previous general elections in 2008 Fernando Lugo was elected President. However, he was controversially impeached and removed from office in a 48-hour period in June 2012, following an eviction at a farm that led to the death of six police and eleven farmers. Lugo was replaced by his vice-president Federico Franco. Following the impeachment, Paraguay was suspended from Mercosur and Unasur, who denounced the impeachment as a Congressional coup. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Members Of The Senate Of Paraguay
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Union Of Ethical Citizens Politicians
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