17 Notable alumni of
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic University
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Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic University is 2527th in the world, 115th in Latin America, and 2nd in Paraguay by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Fernando Lugo
- Occupations
- Catholic priestpoliticiansociologistCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez is a Paraguayan politician and laicized Catholic bishop who was President of Paraguay from 2008 to 2012. Previously, he was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop, serving as Bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro from 1994 to 2005. He was elected as president in 2008, an election that ended 61 years of rule by the Colorado Party.
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Santiago Peña Palacios
- Enrolled in Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic University
- Graduated with Licentiate in economics
- Occupations
- economistpolitician
- Biography
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Santiago Peña Palacios is a Paraguayan politician and economist who is the 52nd and current president of Paraguay since 2023. In addition to his political career, Peña has served on leadership boards for the Central Bank of Paraguay and Banco Amambay. He has also taught economics at the Catholic University of Asunción, and has published research papers on monetary policy and finance.
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Nicanor Duarte
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos is a Paraguayan lawyer, journalist and politician who served as President of Paraguay from 2003 to 2008. A member of the Colorado Party, he became the central figure of Paraguayan politics during his presidency.
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Alejandro Domínguez
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- sports executivechairperson
- Biography
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Alejandro Guillermo Domínguez Wilson–Smith is a Paraguayan football administrator, president of CONMEBOL, a vice-president of FIFA and a member of the FIFA Council.
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Efraín Alegre
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Pedro Efraín Alegre Sasiain is a Paraguayan politician, lawyer, and university professor, who served as president of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party from 2016 to 2023. For ten years he was the most prominent leader of the opposition to the Colorado Party, running unsuccessfully against its candidates in the presidential elections of 2013, 2018 and 2023.
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Juan Ángel Napout
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- businesspersonassociation football managersports executive
- Biography
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Juan Ángel Napout Barreto is a Paraguayan football executive and businessman. He was head of the Paraguayan Football Association from 2007 to 2014. Napout served as President of CONMEBOL from August 2014 until his resignation on 11 December 2015 after his arrest in Zürich, Switzerland in relation to the 2015 FIFA corruption case. In December 2015, he was banned by the FIFA Ethics Committee for 90 days.
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Lali Gonzalez
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- actor
- Biography
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Graciela Belén González Mendoza, professionally known as Lali González is a Paraguayan theatre, television and film actress. Her breakout film role was playing Liz in the multiawarded Paraguayan film 7 Boxes.
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Luis Castiglioni
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- politicianengineerinternational forum participant
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Luis Alberto Castiglioni Soria is a Paraguayan politician. He was Vice President of Paraguay for the Colorado Party from 2003 to 2007.
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Juan Carlos Maneglia
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- film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
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Juan Carlos Maneglia is a Paraguayan film maker. A member of the Maneglia Schémbori duo, Juan Carlos Maneglia is the most recognized reference in the Paraguayan film industry, along with Tana Schémbori with whom he has co-directed since its inception short films, telefilms, television series, and the two renowned Paraguayan fiction feature films, 7 Boxes and The Gold Seekers.
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Ticio Escobar
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- mathematiciancuratorart historianpolitician
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Ticio Escobar is a Paraguayan lawyer, academic, author, museum director, and former Minister of Culture of Paraguay. He has championed the rights of Indigenous peoples of Paraguay, writing about and curating shows on the topic.
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Marcelo Martinessi
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm director
- Biography
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Marcelo Martinessi is a Paraguayan filmmaker. His films include "Karai norte", "The Lost Voice" (2016), and The Heiresses (Spanish: Las herederas), the latter being selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Rafael Filizzola
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Rafael Augusto Filizzola Serra is a Paraguayan politician, currently serving as senator since 2023.
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Jorge Lara Castro
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticiansociologistdiplomat
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Jorge Lara Castro is a Paraguayan lawyer, sociologist, and diplomat.
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Leila Rachid de Cowles
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Leila Rachid de Cowles is a Paraguayan diplomat.
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Germán Rojas Irigoyen
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- economistpolitician
- Biography
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Germán Hugo Rojas Irigoyen is a Paraguayan economist and politician.
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Fran Villalba
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- pianistcomposer
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Fran Villalba is a Paraguayan composer and pianist. He has composed scores for many short films and featured films. He is best known as the composer of the award-winning Paraguayan film 7 Boxes (2012).
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Elisa Ruiz Díaz
- Occupations
- diplomat
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Elisa Mercedes Ruiz Díaz Bareiro was a Paraguayan lawyer and diplomat. She was the Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the Organization of American States (OAS) from 2013 until her death. She served as the Chair of the OAS Permanent Council from 6 April 2021 to 19 May 2021.
