two other gunmen were paid a total of $300,000, was authorised by Cubas and Oviedo. Vera Esteche was sentenced to 20 years on October 24 (reduced to 18 years four years later). His accomplices were also jailed for lengthy sentences. References External links Official website of the assassination of Argaña Vice presidents of Paraguay Assassinated Paraguayan politicians 1932 births 1999 deaths Deaths by firearm in Paraguay People murdered in Paraguay People from Asunción Foreign Ministers of Paraguay Colorado Party (Paraguay) politicians Universidad Nacional de Asunción alumni 20th-century Paraguayan lawyers Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay Paraguayan judges 1999 murders in Paraguay