News Source: CNN
| about 1 month ago
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo on Wednesday ordered the replacement of top military commanders, a day after publicly dismissing rumors circulating the capital about a military coup. The announcement came from the armed forces themselves, not the...
News Source: Al Jazeera
| about 1 month ago
In a statement released on Wednesday, Fernando Lugo named new commanders for the army, air force and navy, but did not give a reason for his move. The president, whose win in last year's election brought an end to 61 uninterrupted years of rule by...
News Source: The Boston Globe
| about 1 month ago
Paraguay— Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo fired his military chiefs Wednesday, a day after denying he had worries about a coup amid calls for his impeachment. In a statement given to journalists at the presidential palace, Lugo named new...