Commander of the Armed Forces (Paraguay) explained

Post:	Commander
Body:	the Armed Forces
Incumbent:	Óscar Arnaldo Cardozo
Incumbentsince:	13 October 2022
Department:	Armed Forces of Paraguay
Reports To:	Minister of Defence
Appointer:	the President
Formation:	14 April 1993
First:	Eduardo Dionicio A. Gonzalez Petit

The Commander of the Armed Forces (Spanish; Castilian: Comandante de las Fuerzas Militares) is the professional head of the Armed Forces of Paraguay.

Commanders

	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Defence branch
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Spanish; Castilian: Vicealmirante Eduardo Dionicio A. Gonzalez Petit	14 April 1993	3 February 1995			^[1]
2		Spanish; Castilian: General de ejército Silvio Rafael Noguera Ramirez	3 February 1995	5 August 1998
3		Spanish; Castilian: General de ejército Eligio Ramon Torres Heyn	5 August 1998	1 November 1999			^[2]
4		Spanish; Castilian: Almirante Jose Ramon Ocampos Alfaro	1 November 1999	21 August 2000
5		Spanish; Castilian: Almirante Miguel Angel Candia Fleitas	21 August 2000	14 March 2001
6		Spanish; Castilian: General de ejército Expedito Adriano Garrigoza Vera	14 March 2001	29 August 2003
7		Spanish; Castilian: General de ejército Jose Key Kanazawa Gamarra	17 September 2003	28 November 2006
8		Spanish; Castilian: General de ejército Bernardino Soto Estigarribia	28 November 2006	19 November 2008			^[3]
9		Spanish; Castilian: Contraalmirante Cibar Benitez Caceres	19 November 2008	6 November 2009			^[4]
10		Spanish; Castilian: General de brigada Juan Oscar Velazquez Castillo	6 November 2009	20 September 2010			^[5]
11		Spanish; Castilian: General de ejército Felipe Benicio Melgarejo Recalde	21 September 2010	10 September 2012			^[6]
12		Spanish; Castilian: General de fuerza aerea Miguel Christ Jacobs	10 September 2012	11 October 2013
13		Spanish; Castilian: General de ejército Jorge Francisco Ramirez Gomez	11 October 2013	23 October 2014
14		Spanish; Castilian: General de ejército Luis Gonzaga Garcete	23 October 2014	3 November 2016			^[7]
15		Spanish; Castilian: General de fuerza aerea Braulio Piris Rojas	3 November 2016	9 August 2017			^[8]
16		Spanish; Castilian: Almirante Hugo Milciades Scolari Pagliaro	9 August 2017	30 October 2018			^[9]
17		Spanish; Castilian: General de fuerza aerea Eladio Casimiro González Aguilar	30 October 2018	13 October 2022
18		Spanish; Castilian: General de ejército Óscar Arnaldo Cardozo	13 October 2022	Incumbent			^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ex Comandantes . ffmm.mil.py . National Secretariat of Information and Communication Technologies . 5 October 2021 . es.
2. News: LA SITUACION EN PARAGUAY: CAMBIOS EN LA CUPULA MILITAR DE ASUNCION . 5 October 2021 . clarin.com . 15 October 1999 . es.
3. News: Cibar benitez caceres asumio como jefe de fuerzas militares . 5 October 2021 . abc.com.py . 19 November 2008 . es.
4. News: Paraguay's military commander fired . 5 October 2021 . edition.cnn.com/ . 6 November 2009 . Asuncion, Paraguay.
5. News: Con la salida de Velázquez, Lugo completa barrida en FFAA . 5 October 2021 . ultimahora.com . 22 September 2010 . es.
6. News: Comandante se despide diciendo que las FF. AA. fueron puestas a prueba . 5 October 2021 . ultimahora.com . 11 September 2012 . es.
7. News: Braulio Piris Rojas nuevo comandante las Fuerzas Militares . 5 October 2021 . oviedopress.com . 3 November 2016 . es.
8. News: Juró Scolari Pagliaro como nuevo comandante de las Fuerzas Militares . 5 October 2021 . lanacion.com.py . 9 August 2017 . es.
9. News: Jura nuevo comandante de fuerzas militares . 5 October 2021 . abc.com.py . 30 October 2018 . es.
10. News: El Gral. Óscar Arnaldo Cardozo asume la comandancia de las Fuerzas Militares . 15 March 2023 . abc.com.py . 13 October 2022 . es.