# Federico Franco

_49th President of Paraguay (2012–2013)_

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> Luis Federico Franco Gómez is a Paraguayan politician who was President of Paraguay from June 2012 until August 2013. A member of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA), he was elected as Vice President of Paraguay in the 2008 presidential election as the running mate of Fernando Lugo; he took office in August 2008. Following Lugo's impeachment by the Senate on 22 June 2012, he succeeded Lugo as President to complete the presidential mandate until 15 August 2013.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Federico Franco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Franco) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Image: Federico Franco.jpg by Juan Alberto Pérez (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Federico_Franco.jpg)

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