Óscar Denis Explained

Oscar Denis Sánchez
Office2:	Vice President of Paraguay
President2:	Federico Franco
Term Start2:	28 June 2012
Term End2:	15 August 2013
Predecessor2:	Federico Franco
Successor2:	Juan Afara
Birth Date:	2 October 1946
Birth Place:	Concepción, Paraguay
Party:	Authentic Radical Liberal Party

Oscar Denis Sánchez (born 2 October 1946, in Concepción) is a Paraguayan politician and former Vice President. He was elected in June 2012.^[1] Upon his election he was Senator in the Senate of Paraguay.

Information

Previously he was the governor of Concepción Department 1993–1998 and a member of the Chamber of Deputies 1998–2003. He is a chemist by profession.

2020 kidnapping

Denis was kidnapped along with one of his employees, on 9 September 2020 near Concepción, not far from the site where the Paraguayan army had dismantled a Paraguayan People’s Army (EPP) training area a week before. On 11 September, it was officially revealed that this organization was responsible for the abductions.^[2], Denis remains in captivity.^[3]

See also

• List of kidnappings
• List of people who disappeared

Notes and References

1. Web site: S.A. Grupo JBB Servicios. Perfil de Óscar Denis, exvicepresidente desaparecido presumiblemente en manos del EPP. 2020-09-12. Trece. 9 September 2020 . es.
2. Web site: Paraguay: el gobierno confirmó que el grupo EPP está detrás del secuestro del ex vicepresidente Denis. Paraguay: the government confirmed that the EPP group is behind the kidnapping of former Vice President Denis. Filas. Cecilia. 12 September 2020. El Cronista. 11 September 2020 . es-ES.
3. Web site: Óscar Denis: Former Paraguay VP's family marks his 600 days in captivity . BBC News . 3 May 2022.