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Horacio Cartes

Also known as Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara

49th President of Paraguay

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Horacio Cartes is a Paraguayan businessman and politician who served as the 49th President of Paraguay. His presidency is significant because he led the country during a period of economic growth and major infrastructure development, though his administration also faced scrutiny over corruption allegations and governance issues.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Paraguay
Place of birth: Asunción
Occupation: politician
Position held: President of Paraguay
Political party: Colorado Party
Religion: Catholicism
Award: Order of Merit
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Height: 1.65
Number of children: 3
Residence: Paraguay
Convicted of: money laundering

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date of birth: 1956-07-05
Commons category: Horacio Cartes
name in native language: Horacio Cartes
social media followers: 595847
penalty: imprisonment
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Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara ( Spanish pronunciation: [oˈɾasjo maˈnwel ˈkaɾtes ˈxaɾa]; born 5 July 1956) is a Paraguayan politician and businessman who is serving as president of the Colorado Party since 2023, having previously served as president of Paraguay from 2013 to 2018.

Cartes owned about two dozen businesses in his Grupo Cartes conglomerate until he left the conglomerate in 2023, including tobacco, soft drinks, meat production, and banking. He was president of Club Libertad football club from 2001 until 2012, and president of the national team inside the Paraguayan Football Association during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. A 2021 affidavit made by Cartes showed that his net worth was $490 million (or ₲3.6 trillion), making him one of Paraguay's wealthiest people. Cartes's politics and influence led to the creation of a political movement known as Cartismo, of which he is the central figure, which has influenced the direction of the Colorado Party and Paraguayan politics at large.

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