Military school cadets are seen during a ceremony were Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo named the new Commander in Chief of the Paraguayan Military Forces, Oscar Velazquez, who replaced former chief, rear admiral Cibar Benitez, in Capiata, Paraguay on November 6, 2009. Lugo has replaced the heads of the armed forces for the fourth time in his 15 months in office, this time dismissing the commanders of the army, marine and air force, as a result of rumors of a possible coup d´etat. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Military school cadets are seen during a ceremony were Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo named the new Commander in Chief of the Paraguayan Military Forces, Oscar Velazquez, who replaced former chief, rear admiral Cibar Benitez, in Capiata, Paraguay on November 6, 2009. Lugo has replaced the heads of the armed forces for the fourth time in his 15 months in office, this time dismissing the commanders of the army, marine and air force, as a result of rumors of a possible coup d´etat.

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