▁Cub as , ▁replaced ▁O v ied o ▁on ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Party ▁ticket , ▁but ▁lack ed ▁the ▁w ides p read ▁support ▁that ▁O v ied o ▁commanded . ▁Ar ga ña ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁Cub as ' ▁running ▁mate , ▁the ▁pair ▁subsequently ▁being ▁elected ▁to ▁office ▁by ▁a ▁wide ▁margin . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁candidate , ▁Ar ga ña ▁was ▁critic ised ▁for ▁bringing ▁St ro ess ner ' s ▁era ▁officials ▁back ▁to ▁political ▁life , ▁through ▁his ▁fa ction ▁Colorado ▁Re con c ili ation ▁Mov ement . ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁assass ination ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁w ides p read ▁belief ▁that ▁Cub as , ▁a ▁relatively ▁weak ▁political ▁leader , ▁was ▁merely ▁a ▁pu ppet ▁for ▁the ▁dis g rac ed ▁General ▁O v ied o . ▁One ▁of ▁Cub as ' ▁first ▁acts ▁as ▁president ▁was ▁to ▁grant ▁O v ied o ▁a ▁p ardon ▁from ▁prison , ▁def ying ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁of ▁Par agu ay ▁voted ▁to ▁charge ▁Cub as ▁with ▁ab use ▁of ▁power , ▁and ▁began ▁investig ations ▁that ▁would ▁ultimately ▁lead ▁to ▁formal ▁im pe achment ▁proceed ings . ▁Had ▁Cub as ▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁office , ▁Ar ga ña ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁succeed ▁him ▁as ▁president . ▁ ▁However , ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁ass ail ants ▁amb ushed ▁the ▁vice ▁president ' s ▁vehicle ▁just