Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo on U.S. Relations in Latin America, the Iraq War, Liberation Theology ...

by via Democracy Now

Tue, Sep 23, 2008 7:59AM

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 :World leaders are gathering in New York this week for the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. Their newest member is Fernando Lugo who was inaugurated last month as the president of Paraguay. Fernando Lugo is a former priest and well-versed in liberation theology. He was called the "bishop of the poor" and is known for leading anti-government protests and fighting for peasant rights. After resigning his position as bishop in late 2006, he campaigned and won the election on a platform of land reform and fighting corruption.

Lugo’s victory marks a historic break for Paraguay. He is the first president in 66 years who is not from the conservative Colorado party. Democracy Now co-host Juan Gonzalez and I spoke to President Lugo on Sunday. This is his first broadcast interview in the United States. A Democracy Now! exclusive.

Fernando Lugo, President of Paraguay

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