2020 in Paraguay

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References

  1. "Ex Paraguayan VP feared kidnapped". Reuters. September 12, 2020. Retrieved Sep 18, 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. "Bishop Zacarías Ortiz Rolón". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. "Comunidad cultural lamenta la muerte de Ana Lucrecia Taglioretti". abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  5. Falleció el histórico albirrojo César Zabala (in Spanish)