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June 25, 2012

Paraguayan President Ousted in Senate Vote 
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Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has been ousted in what he has
described as a parliamentary coup. On Friday, the Paraguayan Senate
voted 39-to-4 to dismiss Lugo over his handling of a recent land dispute
that resulted in at least 17 deaths. A former priest known for defending
peasant rights, Lugo's 2008 election ended more than 60 years of rule by
the right-wing Colorado Party. Lugo has announced an alternative
government, calling his replacement illegitimate. Latin American
countries including Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Chile and Uruguay have
also condemned Lugo's ouster and recalled their ambassadors.

 

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