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Fernando Lugo

1951 - Today

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Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando aɾˈmindo ˈluɣo ˈmendes]; born 30 May 1951) 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 president in 2008, an election that ended 61 years of rule by the Colorado Party. In 2012, he was removed from office through an impeachment process that neighboring countries deemed a coup d'état. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando Lugo is the 4,704th most popular politician (up from 6,008th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Paraguay and the 4th most popular Paraguayan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Fernando Lugo ranks 4,704 out of 19,576. Before him are Sisowath Monivong, Grimoald the Elder, José María Aznar, Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen, Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado, and Muhammadu Buhari. After him are Emperor Senka, Emperor Yūryaku, Neferure, Julia Flavia, Giovanni Gronchi, and Amintore Fanfani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Fernando Lugo ranks 71. Before him are Blaise Compaoré, Sergei Skripal, Patrick Allen, Queen Noor of Jordan, Marvin Heemeyer, and Mark Harmon. After him are Álvaro Colom, Jarmila Kratochvílová, Jaco Pastorius, Ben Feringa, Michèle Mouton, and Ronald DeFeo Jr..

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In Paraguay

Among people born in Paraguay, Fernando Lugo ranks 5 out of 203. Before him are Alfredo Stroessner (1912), Francisco Solano López (1827), José Luis Chilavert (1965), and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766). After him are Carlos Antonio López (1792), Augusto Roa Bastos (1917), Horacio Cartes (1956), Agustín Barrios (1885), Arsenio Erico (1915), José Félix Estigarribia (1888), and Juan Carlos Wasmosy (1938).

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Among POLITICIANS In Paraguay

Among politicians born in Paraguay, Fernando Lugo ranks 4. Before him are Alfredo Stroessner (1912), Francisco Solano López (1827), and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766). After him are Carlos Antonio López (1792), Horacio Cartes (1956), José Félix Estigarribia (1888), Juan Carlos Wasmosy (1938), Andrés Rodríguez (1923), Raúl Cubas Grau (1943), Federico Franco (1962), and Eusebio Ayala (1875).

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