Fernando Lugo
47.° President of Paraguay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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 |
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Born | Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez (1951-05-30) 30 May 1951 (age 72) 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]