Sify (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Paraguay needed a military shake-up to create opportunities for young officers with a proven commitment to democracy, President Fernando Lugo said Friday in his first explanation for removing his
The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
* Mexico: The country’s deep economic woes may start to be a thing of the past after the government proclaimed an end to the recession. * Paraguay: President Fernando Lugo recent troubles go beyond being the possible target of a coup ; on Thursday, the former priest was hit with his third paternity lawsuit . * El Salvador: President Mauricio Funes announced that he will posthumously award El...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Paraguay needed a military shake-up to create opportunities for young officers with a proven commitment to democracy, President Fernando Lugo said Friday in his first explanation for removing his top commanders this week.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Paraguay needed a military shake-up to create opportunities for young officers with a proven commitment to democracy, President Fernando Lugo said Friday in his first explanation for removing his top commanders this week.
CNN (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo continued to purge the top ranks of the nation's military Friday, removing the armed forces' commander.
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
President Fernando Lugo sacked the commander of Paraguay's armed forces, Rear Admiral Ciber Benitez, government sources said Friday. This week the leftist president has fired the commanders of the army, navy and air force amid rumors of an attempted military coup. General Juan Oscar Velazquez, a former army commander and a Lugo confidant, will replace Benitez, an official statement said.
CNN (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Paraguay installed new top military commanders, but President Fernando Lugo, who had ordered the change in leadership, was not present for the ceremony.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
President Fernando Lugo fired Paraguay's military chiefs Wednesday, a day after denying he had worries about a coup amid calls for his impeachment.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
President Fernando Lugo fired Paraguay's military chiefs Wednesday, a day after denying he had worries about a coup amid calls for his impeachment.
CNN (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo on Wednesday ordered the replacement of top military commanders, a day after publicly dismissing rumors circulating the capital about a military coup.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo fired his military chiefs Wednesday, a day after denying he had worries about a coup amid calls for his impeachment.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
The recent kidnapping of a cattle rancher has stirred up debate about who is ultimately responsible for the security concerns and whether the blame placed on President Fernando Lugo is justified or merely a political maneuver.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The recent kidnapping of cattle rancher Fidel Santiago Zavala in Paraguay [es] has attracted criticism to President Fernando Lugo for his lack of courage to combat crime, as well as proposals for laws allowing citizens to be armed writes José Angel López Barrios.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 08/18/2009
Despite some of the difficulties over the past year, Carlos Rodríguez of Rescatar [es] writes that Paraguayan President' Fernando Lugo's first year “was positive and was worth it.”
Latin America News Review (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, center, embraces Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, left, and Chile's President Michelle Bachelet, right, prior to the start of a meeting during the Unasur, Union of South American Nations, summit, in Quito, Monday, Aug. 10, 2009. In background from right, Bolivia's President Evo Morales and Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa) TOP...
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