ied o ' s ▁sta unch est ▁political ▁riv als , ▁would ▁become ▁president . ▁ ▁The ▁belief ▁that ▁Ar ga ña ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁to ▁prevent ▁an ▁O v ied o ▁oppon ent ▁from ▁running ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁strength ened ▁when ▁Congress ▁sought ▁to ▁extr ad ite ▁the ▁general ▁from ▁Argentina , ▁without ▁success . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Pablo ▁V era ▁Este che ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁Par agu ay . ▁He ▁said ▁the ▁murder , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁gun men ▁were ▁paid ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁was ▁author ised ▁by ▁Cub as ▁and ▁O v ied o . ▁V era ▁Este che ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 4 ▁( redu ced ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁four ▁years ▁later ). ▁His ▁accomp lices ▁were ▁also ▁ja iled ▁for ▁length y ▁sentences . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁of ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Ar ga ña ▁ ▁Category : V ice ▁Pres idents ▁of ▁Par agu ay ▁Category : Ass ass in ated ▁Par agu ay an ▁polit icians ▁Category : 1 9 3 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 9 ▁death s ▁Category : De ath s ▁by ▁fire arm ▁in ▁Par agu ay ▁Category : Pe ople ▁murder ed ▁in ▁Par agu ay ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁As un ción ▁Category : Foreign ▁Minister s ▁of