Then-Army General Lino Oviedo (pictured in 2008) declared himself in rebellion against President Wasmosy
Date
22 – 25 April 1996
Location
Asunción, Paraguay
Result
Coup failed
Paraguay placed under a state of exception
President Juan Carlos Wasmosy retains the presidency
Oviedo goes into retirement and is prosecuted
Belligerents
Government of Paraguay ANR (Wasmosy supporters)
Paraguayan Army members loyal to Lino Oviedo ANR (Oviedo supporters or oviedistas)
Commanders and leaders
Juan Carlos Wasmosy
Lino Oviedo
The 1996 Paraguayan coup d'état attempt was an attempted coup d'état in Paraguay that took place between 22 April and 25 April 1996 with the purpose of deposing then President of Paraguay Juan Carlos Wasmosy. The attempted coup was undertaken by then Army General Lino Oviedo, who declared himself in rebellion against the president for forcing Oviedo into retirement. The attempted coup caused a serious political crisis that would last for three days, being the first serious crisis to occur after the fall of Alfredo Stroessner's dictatorship in the 1989 Paraguayan coup d'état, and its consequences would extend at least until the beginning of the following decade.[1][2]
^"General paraguaio desafia presidente" [Paraguayan general challenges president]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 23 April 1996. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^"Tensa calma en Paraguay" [Tense calm in Paraguay]. BBC Mundo (in Spanish). 19 May 2000. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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