Eladio Loizaga

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Loizaga and the second or maternal family name is Caballero.

Eladio Loizaga
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 15 August 2013 – 15 August 2018
President	Horacio Cartes
Preceded by	José Félix Fernández Estigarribia
Succeeded by	Luis Castiglioni
Personal details
Born	(1949-03-17) 17 March 1949 (age 75)
Nationality	Paraguayan
Spouse	Elizabeth Franco de Loizaga
Alma mater	Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Eladio Loizaga Caballero (born 17 March 1949) is a Paraguayan lawyer and diplomat.

Biography

Loizaga studied law at the Universidad Nacional de Asunción, where he graduated in 1973; he devoted himself to the areas of International Law, Civil Law, International Trade and Intellectual Property. He worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; he was one of the local promoters of the World Anti Communist League.^[1] From 1989 to 1992, he served as Cabinet Head of Staff for Gral. Andrés Rodríguez Pedotti. He also served as legislator and Paraguayan Representative to the United Nations and WTO.

On 15 August 2013, he was sworn in as Foreign Minister of Paraguay in the cabinet of President Horacio Cartes.^[2][3]

Loizaga is one of several prominent beneficiaries of ill-gotten lands in Paraguay. These lands were destined for agrarian reform but were illegally handed to loyalists of the Stroessner military dictatorship. He claims ownership of more than 8.000 hectares of land handed to him in this manner despite not possessing the proper papers and title documents.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]} He has been accused of being a prominent figure behind Operation Condor, a US-backed anticommunist campaign of political suppression and state terror.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

Loizaga served as Chief of the Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States for and the 2023 Guatemalan general election and the 2024 Dominican Republic municipal elections.^[14][15]

Honors

• 2017: Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Isabella the Catholic.^[16]

See also

• List of foreign ministers in 2017

References

1. "Cartes' cabinet". Brecha. 16 August 2013. (in Spanish)
2. "Cartes' new ministers sworn in". Informador.com.mx. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2013. (in Spanish)
3. "Paraguayan Foreign Ministers". Rulers.org. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
4. https://www.baseis.org.py/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Las-tierras-malhabidas-siguen-intactas.pdf – via BASE.org. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. Ultima Hora (3 August 2020). "Millones de hectáreas de tierras malhabidas siguen aún impunes". Ultima Hora.
6. Carneri, Santi (2021-07-08). "Tierras "mal habidas": el origen de las expulsiones campesinas en Paraguay". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
7. Meves. "Tierras Malhabidas Tomo IV" (PDF). Tierras Malhabidas Tomo IV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2021-09-09 – via meves.org.
8. El Surtidor [@elsurti] (9 October 2020). "Desde la familia del presidente Abdo, hasta la del senador Zavala, figuran entre los beneficiarios de la dictadura con tierras malhabidas, que equivalen al tamaño de Panamá. Los herederos del despojo en el Informe de la Comisión de Verdad y Justicia 👉https://t.co/44DZnmHsyx https://t.co/OTRYewRNHT" [From the family of President Abdo to that of Senator Zavala, they are among the beneficiaries of the dictatorship with ill-gotten lands, which are equivalent to the size of Panama. The heirs of the dispossession in the Report of the Truth and Justice Commission 👉] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
9. Santi Carneri Tamaryn [@SantiCarneri] (26 August 2021). "La Comisión de Verdad y Justicia señala también el exministro de Exteriores, Eladio Loizaga (16.000 hectáreas), acusado de apoyar el Plan Condor, el exministro de Obras Públicas, José Alberto Planás, que recibió al menos 4.000... (En la foto en el entierro de Stroessner). https://t.co/udXmrGQFyL" [The Truth and Justice Commission also points to the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eladio Loizaga (16,000 hectares), accused of supporting the Condor Plan, the former Minister of Public Works, José Alberto Planás, who received at least 4,000... (In the photo on Stroessner's funeral).] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
10. "El canciller paraguayo Eladio Loizaga, acusado de participar en el Plan Cóndor". www.notimerica.com. Europa Press. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
11. Camazón, Alba (2017-07-01). "Las víctimas de la dictadura de Paraguay critican al gobierno español por condecorar a un alto cargo del régimen". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-09.
12. "Un documento contradice al canciller sobre el Plan Cóndor". Ultima Hora.
13. "Repudian condecoración a Loizaga". Moopio. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
14. OAS (2009-08-01). "OAS - Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development". OAS - Organization of American States. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
15. OAS (2009-08-01). "OAS - Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development". OAS - Organization of American States. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
16. "La Nación / Condecoran a Loizaga con Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica, en España".

External links

• "CV of Eladio Loizaga". MRE - Paraguay. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013. (in Spanish)