Oscar Denis Sánchez (born 2 October 1946, in
Concepción) is a
Paraguay
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an politician and former
Vice President
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. He was elected in June 2012.
Upon his election he was Senator in the
Senate of Paraguay
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.
Information
Previously he was the governor of
Concepción Department 1993–1998 and a member of the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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1998–2003. He is a chemist by profession.
2020 kidnapping
Denis was kidnapped along with one of his employees, on 9 September 2020 near Concepción, not far from the site where the Paraguayan army had dismantled a
Paraguayan People’s Army
The Paraguayan People's Army ( es, Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo, EPP) is a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group that officially operates in Paraguay since March 1, 2008, although its antecedents go back as far back as the decade 1990, acting at t ...
(EPP) training area a week before. On 11 September, it was officially revealed that this organization was responsible for the abductions. , Denis remains in captivity.
See also
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List of kidnappings
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Before 1900
1900–1949
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List of people who disappeared
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References
1946 births
2020s missing person cases
Authentic Radical Liberal Party politicians
Living people
Kidnapped politicians
Kidnappings in Paraguay
Members of the Senate of Paraguay
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay
Missing person cases in Paraguay
Paraguayan chemists
Vice presidents of Paraguay
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