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Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco.
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Paraguay
Country in South America
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country located in the central region of South America. It is a unitary state with a territory composed of a capital district and seventeen departments. Its capital and largest city is Asunción. Paraguay is a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fernando Lugo
48th President of Paraguay (2008–2012)
Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez is a Paraguayan politician and laicized Catholic bishop who was President of Paraguay from 2008 to 2012. Previously, he was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop, serving as Bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro from 1994 to 2005. He was elected as…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Impeachment of Fernando Lugo
2012 removal of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo by the Congress of Paraguay
Fernando Lugo, elected President of Paraguay in 2008, was impeached and removed from office by the Congress of Paraguay in June 2012. On 21 June the Chamber of Deputies voted 76 to 1 to impeach Lugo, and the Senate removed him from office the following day, by 39 votes to 4,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Impeachment
Process for charging a public official with legal offenses by the legislature(s)
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Federico Franco
49th President of Paraguay (2012–2013)
Luis Federico Franco Gómez is a Paraguayan politician who was President of Paraguay from June 2012 until August 2013. A member of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA), he was elected as Vice President of Paraguay in the 2008 presidential election as the running mate of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)