2017 in Paraguay

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Events in the year 2017 in Paraguay.

Incumbents

• President: Horacio Cartes

Events

• 1 April – 2017 Paraguay protests: President Horacio Cartes's attempts to reform the Constitution to allow for re-election are met with mass protests with protestors storming the Congress and one death.[1]
• 9 April - The Samsung Running Festival 2017 was held in Asunción, Paraguay. The marathon saw the participation of approximately 7,000 people, making it one of the largest events of its kind in the entire country.[2]
• 24 April – In the early hours of the day a suspected Brazilian gang of robbers stole 11.7 million dollars from a security vault in Ciudad del Este, leaving one police officer dead. It is the biggest heist in Paraguay's history.[3]
• 24 June – After 2–0 over Independiente de Campo Grande, Club Libertad wins the 2017 Paraguayan Apertura championship.[4]
• 26,27 July - SOUTHCOM Commander visits Paraguay for regional, bilateral meetings.[5]

Deaths

Ángel Berni

Rosa Brítez

• 9 January – Roberto Cabañas, footballer (b. 1961).[6]
• 24 January – Porfirio Méndez, middle-distance runner (b. 1966).[7]
• 25 July – Luis María Ramírez Boettner, lawyer and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1918).[8]
• 2 October – Patrocinio Samudio, footballer (b. 1975).[9]
• 24 November – Ángel Berni, footballer (b. 1931).[10]
• 20 December – Rosa Brítez, potter (b. 1941).[11]

References

1. Santi Carneri (1 April 2017). "Asaltado el Congreso de Paraguay tras el intento del presidente de abrir paso a la reelección". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
2. "Samsung Running Festival 2017 Sees 7,000 Participants in Paraguay". news.samsung.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
3. "$11.7 MILLION HEIST BIGGEST IN PARAGUAY'S HISTORY". Associated Press. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
4. "Libertad ganó a Independiente 2-0 y logra otro título". La Nación (in Spanish). 24 June 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
5. "SOUTHCOM Commander visits Paraguay for regional, bilateral meetings". U.S. Southern Command. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
6. "Murió Roberto Cabañas". Infobae (in Spanish). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
7. Porfirio Méndez
8. Fallece ex canciller Luis María Ramírez Boettner (in Spanish)
9. Fallece Patrocinio Samudio, recordado defensor de Tacuary (in Spanish)
10. Otra estrella va al cielo: fallece a los 79 años Ángel Berni (in Spanish)
11. Falleció Rosa Brítez, la “Ceramista de América” (in Spanish)