Al Jazeera English
| Jun 30, 2012
Ousted former president of Paraguay Fernando Lugo says he will challenge his dismissal and seeks to return to office. The Paraguay Senate impeached Lugo last week in a speedy trial, and quickly appointed Federico Franco as the new president. Teres...
Al Jazeera English
| Jun 23, 2012
The leaders of Argentina, Ecuador, and Venezuela say they don't recognize the new President of Paraguay. Federico Franco took over from Fernando Lugo, who was dumped from power by Paraguay's senate on Friday. Al Jazeera's Caroline Malone reports.
— Sep 18, 2012 at 07:57 pm
...Fernando Lugo and removed him from power, appointing his deputy Federico Franco as president. Mercosur dubbed the change a constitutional coup a...
— Sep 13, 2012 at 02:17 am
...was suspended from the trade group for impeaching former president Fernando Lugo, an ally of the presidents of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. Wi...
— May 10 at 03:53 am
...membership after the political impeachment against former President Fernando Lugo, who was a political ally of neighboring leftist governments. ...
— May 11 at 05:22 am
...parliamentary coup by right-wing legislators ousted President Fernando Lugo in June, 2012. The pro-business president-elect also pledged to prom...
— May 8 at 04:33 am
...suspended from the bloc over the ouster of former President Fernando Lugo by the opposition-controlled legislature. Mujica said differences exis...
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Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez is a Paraguayan politician 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 President in 2008. In 2012, he was removed from office through an impeachment process that neighboring countries deemed a coup d'état.
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