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=Nicanor Duarte Frutos=

Nicanor Duarte Frutos was born "October 11, 1956... in Coronel Oviedo, Caaguazú" (__NNBD__). He is currently "married to María Gloria Penayo Solaeche and they have six children" ("Nicanor Duarte" ). Dr. Duarte was alive when Stroessner, Paraguay's last dictator, was ruling, and "was affiliated with Stroessner's Colorado Party at the age of 14 while attending high school" ("Nicanor Duarte" ). This party is like the republicans in the United States, as "the Colorado party is conservative" ( "Colorado Party (Paraguay)" ). Dr. Duarte is well educated. For example, "in 1974 Duarte received a bachelor's degree in Sciences and Letters" ("Nicanor Duarte" ) and "in 1984 he obtained a law degree from the Catholic University of Asunción" ("Nicanor Duarte" ). He later went on and in 1989 received " a doctorate from the National University of Asunción" ("Nicanor Duarte" ). After receiving this he "joined the ruling Colorado party" ("Nicanor Duarte" ), and when Juan Carlos Wasmosy Monti became president in 1993, he "appointed Duarte as his Minister of Education and Culture" ("Nicanor Duarte" ). This helped Dr. Duarte get a head start in politics. However, in "1996, a political controversy led Duarte to leave" ("Nicanor Duarte" ) the Colorado party. After a few years, Dr. Duarte came back to the political field and "In January 2001 he joined the [Colorado party] again and stood for its presidency for the period 2001-2004" ("Nicanor Duarte" ). His perseverance paid off, and "in 2003, Nicanor Duarte Frutos was elected president" (Augustin 55). While he was campiaging, Dr. Duarte "pledged to clean up corruption and improve the economy" (__MSN encarta__ ). However, in some of his speeches, "he has opposed free trade" ("Nicanor Duarte" ), which is more left wing then the party he stands for. Dr. Duarte became president after "Luis Ángel González Macchi... [who] was the President of Paraguay from 1999 until 2003" ( "Luis Ángel González Macchi." ). However, after august of this year, Dr. Duarte will no longer be serving in office. This April, the people of Paraguay elected "Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez... [who] is a Roman Catholic bishop, he is associated with the Socialist International" ( "Fernando Lugo." ), or the leftist part of Paraguayan politics. This is a surpirse, and "for the first time in 61 years, the Colorado Party of Paraguay lost the presidential elections" ( "Colorado Party (Paraguay)" ).

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