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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 56 different languages on Wikipedia. Fernando Lugo is the 6,009th most popular politician (up from 6,178th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Paraguay (up from 7th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Paraguayan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Fernando Lugo ranks 6,009 out of 19,576. Before him are Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Vazul, Emperor Shijō, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, Joan III, Countess of Burgundy, and Yoshihiko Noda. After him are Henutmire, Zhang Jinghui, Zoltán Tildy, Andrej Kiska, King Kang of Zhou, and 9th Dalai Lama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Fernando Lugo ranks 81. Before him are Joey Ramone, Thomas Boni Yayi, Behgjet Pacolli, Ben Carson, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, and Mamoru Oshii. After him are Gustavo Santaolalla, James Newton Howard, Joe Lynn Turner, Karekin II, Hilda Heine, and Isabel Preysler.

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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), Agustín Barrios (1885), Augusto Roa Bastos (1917), Arsenio Erico (1915), Andrés Rodríguez (1923), Horacio Cartes (1956), and Eusebio Ayala (1875).

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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), Andrés Rodríguez (1923), Horacio Cartes (1956), Eusebio Ayala (1875), José Félix Estigarribia (1888), Juan Carlos Wasmosy (1938), Bernardino Caballero (1839), and Federico Chávez (1882).

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