# Nicanor Duarte

_President of Paraguay from 2003 to 2008_

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> Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos is a Paraguayan lawyer, journalist and politician who served as the 47th President of Paraguay from 2003 to 2008. A member of the Colorado Party, he became the central figure of Paraguayan politics during his presidency.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Nicanor Duarte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicanor_Duarte) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Image: Duarte Frutos.jpg by Sking (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Duarte_Frutos.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Nicanor Duarte". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/nicanor-duarte. Retrieved 10 November 2026.