2020 in Paraguay
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Events in the year 2020 in Paraguay.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- 11 September – Former vice-president Óscar Denis is kidnapped by rebels.[1]
- 18 September – Authorities fear for the health of Denis, 74, after the indigenous man who was captured with him but then released tests positive for COVID-19.[2]
Deaths[edit]
- January 6 – Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1934).[3]
- January 7 – Ana Lucrecia Taglioretti, violinist (b. 1995).[4]
- January 31 – César Zabala, 58, footballer (Cerro Porteño, Talleres, national team), bladder cancer.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ex Paraguayan VP feared kidnapped". Reuters. September 12, 2020. Retrieved Sep 18, 2020.
- ^ "Crece la preocupación por la salud del ex vicepresidente paraguayo Óscar Denis: el empleado que fue secuestrado junto a él tiene coronavirus". infobae (in European Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved Sep 18, 2020.
- ^ "Bishop Zacarías Ortiz Rolón". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Comunidad cultural lamenta la muerte de Ana Lucrecia Taglioretti". abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Falleció el histórico albirrojo César Zabala (in Spanish)