Raúl Cubas Grau
Raúl Cubas Grau (born 1943) was the President of Paraguay from 1998 until 1999. Prior to standing for election, he worked as an electrical engineer, and served as finance minister of Paraguay from 1993 until his resignation in April 1996.
Cubas was elected standing for the Colorado Party, principally on the platform of freeing Lino Oviedo from prison, which he did almost immediately upon becoming president.
After his vice-president, Luis María Argaña was murdered, allegedly as a result of a dispute over the Oviedo release, he was implicated and protests broke out. An impeachment trial began and Cubas resigned and fled to Brazil. He returned to Paraguay in 2002 and was immediately arrested and tried for conspiracy to murder Argana.
In October 2004, his daughter Cecilia Cubas was kidnapped and murdered, although Grau paid a ransom of US$800,000. Her body was found in a house outside Asuncion in February 2005. Four men were arrested, including one with alleged ties to the Colombian rebel movement FARC.
| Preceded by: Juan Carlos Wasmosy Monti | President of Paraguay | Succeeded by: Luis Ángel González |
External links
Cecila Cubas body found – MSNBC
Categories: 1943 births | Presidents of Paraguay