Bernardino Soto Estigarribia

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Soto and the second or maternal family name is Estigarribia.

Bernardino Soto Estigarribia (born 20 May 1952 in Coronel Oviedo[1]) is a Paraguayan army general and politician.

Biography

Soto entered the military academy in 1972. He followed a long military career which he culminated as General (rank he attained in 2007). Among other positions, he was an instructor at the School of the Americas.[1]

On 15 August 2013 he was sworn in as Defence Minister of Paraguay in the cabinet of President Horacio Cartes.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "CV of the ministers". HCPresidente.com. 12 August 2013. (Spanish)
  2. ↑ "Cartes' new ministers sworn in". Informador.com.mx. Retrieved 20 August 2013. (Spanish)


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