Óscar Denis
Oscar Denis Sánchez | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of Paraguay | |
| In office 28 June 2012 – 15 August 2013 | |
| President | Federico Franco |
| Preceded by | Federico Franco |
| Succeeded by | Juan Afara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1946 Concepción, Paraguay |
| Political party | Authentic Radical Liberal Party |
Oscar Denis Sánchez (born 2 October 1946, in Concepción) is a Paraguayan politician and former Vice President. He was elected in June 2012.[1] Upon his election he was Senator in the Senate of Paraguay.
Information[]
Previously he was the governor of Concepción Department 1993-1998 and a member of the Chamber of Deputies 1998–2003. He is a chemist by profession.[1]
2020 kidnapping[]
Denis was kidnapped along with one of his employees, on 9 September 2020 near Concepción, not far from the site where the Paraguayan army had dismantled an Paraguayan People’s Army (EPP) training area a week before. On 11 September it was officially revealed that this organization was responsible for the abductions.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b S.A, Grupo JBB Servicios. "Perfil de Óscar Denis, exvicepresidente desaparecido presumiblemente en manos del EPP". Trece (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ "Paraguay: el gobierno confirmó que el grupo EPP está detrás del secuestro del ex vicepresidente Denis". El Cronista (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-09-12.
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