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Encyclopedia > Nicanor Duarte Frutos
Nicanor Duarte Frutos
Nicanor Duarte Frutos

51st President of Paraguay
Incumbent
In office since
August 15, 2003
Vice President(s)   Luis Castiglioni Joria
Preceded by Luis Ángel González Macchi
Succeeded by Incumbent

Born October 11, 1956
Coronel Oviedo, Caaguazú, Paraguay
Political party Asociación Nacional Republicana - Partido Colorado (ANR-PC)
Spouse María Gloria Penayo Solaeche

Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos (born October 11, 1956) is the current President of Paraguay. He has served since 2003. Download high resolution version (480x640, 57 KB)President Nicanor Duarte of Paraguay Source: Ana Nascimento/ABr. ... This is a list of Presidents of Paraguay and holders of its predecessor offices. ... // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Luis Castiglioni Joria has been the vice-president of Paraguay since 15 December 2003. ... Luis Ángel González Macchi (born December 13, 1947) is a Paraguayan politician. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coronel Oviedo is a city in Paraguay. ... Caaguazú may refer to: Caaguazú Department Caaguazú District Category: ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of Presidents of Paraguay and holders of its predecessor offices. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Born in Coronel Oviedo, Caaguazú, Duarte grew up during the Alfredo Stroessner dictatorship and was affiliated to Stroessner's Colorado Party at the age of 14 while attending high school in Coronel Oviedo. Duarte is married to María Gloria Penayo Solaeche and they have six children. Coronel Oviedo is a city in Paraguay. ... Caaguazú may refer to: Caaguazú Department Caaguazú District Category: ... Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda (November 3, 1912–August 16, 2006) was a politician and general from Paraguay who served as president of that country from 1954 to 1989. ... The Colorado Party (Spanish: Partido Colorado) is a political party in Paraguay. ...


In 1974, Duarte Frutos received a bachelor's degree in Sciences and Letters. In 1984 he obtained a law degree from the Catholic University of Asunción and in 1989 a doctorate from the National University of Asunción. Later he joined the ruling Colorado party. The preliminary candidate for the Colorados in December 1992 was the former minister of Integration Juan Carlos Wasmosy Monti who in August 1993 became the president of Paraguay. Wasmosy appointed Duarte as his Minister of Education and Culture. In 1996, a political controversy led Duarte to leave the ruling party. In February 1997 he resigned as a minister and joined the Reconciliacion Colorada Movement (MRC). Juan Carlos Wasmosy Monti (born 15 December 1938) was the President of Paraguay from 1993 until 1998. ...


In January 2001, he stood for the presidency of the governing party of ANR-PC for the period 2001-2004. He obtained the presidential nomination of his party on December 22, 2002 and contested the national election of April 27, 2003. He was proclaimed president with 37.1% of the votes, ahead of Franco with 24%, Fadul with 21.3% and Sánchez with 13.5% of the votes. He took office on August 15 for the presidential term 2003-2008, becoming the eleventh consecutive ANR-PC president.


President George W. Bush and President Nicanor Duarte of Paraguay talk in the Oval Office Friday, Sept. 26, 2003 at White House.

Preceded by:
Luis Ángel González Macchi
President of Paraguay
2003-
Succeeded by:
incumbent


Luis Ángel González Macchi (born December 13, 1947) is a Paraguayan politician. ... This is a list of Presidents of Paraguay and holders of its predecessor offices. ...

Presidents of Paraguay Flag of Paraguay
C.A. López | F.S. López | Machain* | Rivarola | Jovellanos* | Gill | Uriarte | Bareiro | Caballero | Escobar | J.G. González | M. Morínigo* | Egusquiza | Aceval | Carvallo* | Escurra | Gaona* | Báez* | Ferreira | González Navero* | Gondra | Jara* | Rojas* | Peña* | González Navero* | Schaerer | M. Franco | Montero* | Gondra | Eus. Ayala* | El. Ayala* | Riart* | El. Ayala | Guggiari | Eus. Ayala | R. Franco* | Paiva | Estigarribia | H. Morínigo | Frutos* | J.N. González | Rolón* | Molas | Chaves | Romero* | Stroessner | Rodríguez | Wasmosy | Cubas | González Macchi | Duarte
* acting, interim, or provisional

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Nicanor Duarte Frutos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (302 words)
Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos (born October 11, 1956) is the current President of Paraguay.
Born in Coronel Oviedo, Caaguazú, Duarte grew up during the Alfredo Stroessner dictatorship and was affiliated to Stroessner's Colorado Party at the age of 14 while attending high school in Coronel Oviedo.
Duarte is married to María Gloria Penayo Solaeche and they have six children.
Duarte: Information from Answers.com (303 words)
Duarte (dwär'tə), 1391–1438, king of Portugal (1433–38), eldest of the five sons of John I. He was a “philosopher-king,” notable for his legal reforms and as the author of O leal conselheiro [the loyal counselor].
Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, former heir to the Portuguese throne
Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, heir to the Portuguese throne
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