Óscar Denis

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.

Oscar Denis Sánchez
Vice President of Paraguay
In office 28 June 2012 – 15 August 2013
President	Federico Franco
Preceded by	Federico Franco
Succeeded by	Juan Afara
Personal details
Born	(1946-10-02) October 2, 1946 (age 78) Concepción, Paraguay
Political party	Authentic Radical Liberal Party

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.^[1]

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] As of May 2022^[update], Denis remains in captivity.^[3]

See also

• List of kidnappings
• List of people who disappeared

References

1. S.A, Grupo JBB Servicios (9 September 2020). "Perfil de Óscar Denis, exvicepresidente desaparecido presumiblemente en manos del EPP". Trece (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-09-12.
2. Filas, Cecilia (11 September 2020). "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]. El Cronista (in European Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
3. "Óscar Denis: Former Paraguay VP's family marks his 600 days in captivity". BBC News. 3 May 2022.

Political offices
Preceded by Federico Franco	Vice President of Paraguay 2012–2013	Succeeded by Juan Afara