Eladio Loizaga

Eladio Loizaga Caballero (born 17 March 1949) is a Paraguayan lawyer and diplomat.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Loizaga and the second or maternal family name is Caballero.
Eladio Loizaga
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
15 August 2013 – 15 August 2018
PresidentHoracio Cartes
Preceded byJosé Félix Fernández Estigarribia
Succeeded byLuis Castiglioni
Personal details
Born (1949-03-17) 17 March 1949
NationalityParaguayan
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Franco de Loizaga
Alma materUniversidad Nacional de Asunción

Biography

Loizaga studied law at the Universidad Nacional de Asunción, where he graduated in 1973; he devoted himself to the areas of International Law, Civil Law, International Trade and Intellectual Property. He worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; he was one of the local promoters of the World Anti Communist League.[1] In 1989-1992 he served as Cabinet Head of Staff for Gral. Andrés Rodríguez Pedotti. He also served as legislator and Paraguayan Representative to the United Nations and WTO.

On 15 August 2013 he was sworn in as Foreign Minister of Paraguay in the cabinet of President Horacio Cartes.[2][3]

Loizaga is one of several prominent beneficiaries of ill-gotten lands in Paraguay. These lands were destined for agrarian reform but were illegally handed to loyalists of the Stroessner military dictatorship. He claims ownership of more than 8.000 hectars of land handed to him in this manner despite not possessing the proper papers and title documents.[4] [5][6][7][8][9] He has been accused of being a prominent figure behind Operation Condor, a US backed anticommunist campaign of political suppression and state terror.[10][11][12][13][14]

Honours

See also

References
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  2. "Cartes' new ministers sworn in". Informador.com.mx. Retrieved 20 August 2013. (in Spanish)
  3. "Paraguayan Foreign Ministers". Rulers.org. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. (PDF) https://www.baseis.org.py/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Las-tierras-malhabidas-siguen-intactas.pdf – via BASE.org. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Ultima Hora (3 August 2020). "Millones de hectáreas de tierras malhabidas siguen aún impunes". Ultima Hora.
  6. Carneri, Santi (2021-07-08). "Tierras "mal habidas": el origen de las expulsiones campesinas en Paraguay". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  7. Meves. "Tierras Malhabidas Tomo IV" (PDF). Tierras Malhabidas Tomo IV – via meves.org.
  8. "https://twitter.com/elsurti/status/1314601681393463299/photo/1". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-09-09. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  9. "https://twitter.com/santicarneri/status/1430915653821730819". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-09-09. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  10. "https://twitter.com/santicarneri/status/1430915653821730819". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-09-09. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  11. Press, Europa (2016-08-24). "El canciller paraguayo Eladio Loizaga, acusado de participar en el Plan Cóndor". www.notimerica.com. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  12. Camazón, Alba (2017-07-01). "Las víctimas de la dictadura de Paraguay critican al gobierno español por condecorar a un alto cargo del régimen". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  13. "Un documento contradice al canciller sobre el Plan Cóndor". Ultima Hora.
  14. "Repudian condecoración a Loizaga". Moopio. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  15. "La Nación / Condecoran a Loizaga con Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica, en España".


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