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Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez tests positive for COVID-19.
2022-01-18

Paraguay suspends all school and university activities and large-scale public events for 15 days as a measure of control due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-03-10

Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez is confirmed to have dengue fever amid a nationwide pandemic.
2020-01-22

A Rio de Janeiro judge issues an arrest warrant against former President of Paraguay Horacio Cartes, accusing him of operating a money laundering scheme with a friend, Dario Messer, who is prosecuted as part of Operation Car Wash.
2019-11-19

Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes says he will not be a candidate in next year's presidential election regardless of Congress's action on a constitutional amendment that would allow second terms. Cartes adds his decision was informed by Pope Francis's call for peace and dialogue in Paraguay following protests against this change that turned violent two weeks ago.
2017-04-17

Horacio Cartes, of the Colorado Party, is elected President of Paraguay with 45.91% percent of the vote.
2013-04-21

Ousted President of Paraguay Fernando Lugo condemns the "coup against the citizenry and democracy" that ousted him from his office.
2012-06-24

The Brazilian Senate approves a plan to triple payments to Paraguay for the use of excess electricity generated at the jointly-run Itaipu Dam.
2011-05-12

President of Paraguay Fernando Lugo is diagnosed with lymphoma.
2010-08-7

Paraguay passes a bill, requested by President, Fernando Lugo, that suspends constitutional rights for 30 days in parts of the country after the Paraguayan People's Army (PPA) kills four people.
2010-04-24