Juan Afara
Vice President of Paraguay
In office
15 August 2013  11 April 2018
PresidentHoracio Cartes
Preceded byÓscar Denis
Succeeded byAlicia Pucheta
Personal details
Born
Juan Eudes Afara Maciel

(1960-08-19) 19 August 1960
Santa Rosa, Paraguay
Political partyColorado Party
SpouseLuz Marilda Arguello
ChildrenNadua María Belén
Najla Amira
Leila Zahira
Juan Samir

Juan Eudes Afara Maciel (born August 19, 1960) is a Paraguayan politician who was elected as vice president in 2013 elections. He is a member of the Colorado Party and took office on 15 August. In April 2018 Afara left the vice presidency to run as a senator;[1][2] later that month, Afara was elected as a senator representing the Colorado Party in the 2018 elections and will take office on 1 July 2018.

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Congreso acepta la renuncia de Juan Afara" [Congress accepts the resignation of Juan Afara]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 11 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. "Congreso Nacional aceptó la renuncia de Juan Afara" [National Congress accepted the resignation of Juan Afara]. La Nación (in Spanish). 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. Hsieh, Chia-chen; Huang, Romulo (8 October 2015). "President Ma bestows honor on Paraguayan vice president". Central News Agency. Retrieved 8 October 2015.


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