Paraguay's Senate removes Peña over Ueno bank collapse as Alliana is sworn in
Paraguay's Senate removed President Santiago Peña from office on Friday 6 November over the collapse of Ueno Bank, prosecutors ordered him placed under house arrest, and Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in as president.
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Paraguay's Senate removed President Santiago Peña from office on Friday 6 November in an impeachment trial over the collapse of Ueno Bank, and Vice President Pedro Alliana was sworn in as the country's 53rd president that evening, according to the Associated Press, Bloomberg and MercoPress.
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- Al Jazeera / Associated Press Paraguay's Santiago Pena under arrest, new president Pedro Alliana sworn in aljazeera.com
- Bloomberg via The Spokesman-Review Paraguayan President Pena removed from office, arrested spokesman.com
- MercoPress Paraguay's Senate removes Santiago Peña, who is placed under arrest, and Pedro Alliana takes office en.mercopress.com
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- Al Jazeera / Associated Press: Paraguay's Santiago Pena under arrest, new president Pedro Alliana sworn in
- Bloomberg via The Spokesman-Review: Paraguayan President Pena removed from office, arrested
- MercoPress: Paraguay's Senate removes Santiago Peña, who is placed under arrest, and Pedro Alliana takes office
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