Events in the year 2017 in

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Horacio Cartes Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara (; born 5 July 1956) is a Paraguayan politician and businessman who is serving as president of the Colorado Party (Paraguay), Colorado Party since 2023, having previously served as president of Paraguay from 2013 to 2 ...

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. *9 April - The Samsung Running Festival 2017 was held in

Asunción Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north ...

, 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. *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 Ciudad del Este (, Spanish for Eastern City; often shortened as CDE) is the second-largest city in Paraguay and capital of the Alto Paraná Department, situated on the Paraná River. It is located 327 km east of Asunción, the capital, and i ...

, leaving one police officer dead. It is the biggest heist in Paraguay's history. *24 June – After 2–0 over Independiente de Campo Grande,

Club Libertad Club Libertad is a Paraguayan professional football club based in Asunción that currently plays in the Paraguayan Primera División. The club plays its home games at Estadio Tigo La Huerta; which holds 10,100 people. Founded in 1905, Liber ...

wins the 2017 Paraguayan Apertura championship. *26,27 July -

SOUTHCOM The United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), located in Doral in Greater Miami, Florida, is one of the eleven unified combatant commands in the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for providing contingency planning, ope ...

Commander visits Paraguay for regional, bilateral meetings.

Deaths

*9 January –

Roberto Cabañas Roberto Cabañas González (11 April 1961 – 9 January 2017) was a Paraguayan footballer who played as a forward. Career During his career, Cabañas played for Cerro Porteño of Paraguay, Stade Brestois and Olympique Lyonnais of France, the N ...

, footballer (b. 1961). *24 January –

Porfirio Méndez Porfirio Méndez (18 April 1966 – 24 January 2017) was a Paraguayan middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () an ...

, middle-distance runner (b. 1966). *25 July –

Luis María Ramírez Boettner Luis María Ramírez Boettner (March 13, 1918 – July 25, 2017) was a Paraguayan diplomat and lawyer who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay from December 16, 1993, until May 9, 1996. Biography Born in 1918, Ramírez started ...

, lawyer and diplomat,

Minister of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...

(b. 1918). *2 October –

Patrocinio Samudio Patrocinio Samudio (17 March 1975 – 2 October 2017) was a Paraguayan professional footballer who played as a defender. He died on 2 October 2017 from a cardiac arrest, at the age of 42. Career * Presidente Hayes 1997 * Guaraní 1998 * Nacional ...

, footballer (b. 1975). *24 November –

Ángel Berni Ángel Antonio Berni Gómez (9 January 1931 – 24 November 2017) was a Paraguayan football striker. He was part of Paraguay’s squads for the 1950 FIFA World Cup and the 1953 South American Championship, the latter of which being won by Par ...

, footballer (b. 1931). *20 December –

Rosa Brítez Rosa Brítez (April 9, 1941 – December 20, 2017) was a Paraguayan potter and ceramist. One of Paraguay's best known potters, Brítez developed a unique style of pottery by using black clay to craft pieces and ceramic figurines. Her work has been ...

, potter (b. 1941).Falleció Rosa Brítez, la “Ceramista de América”

References

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