title: 2018 in Paraguay
text: # 2018 in Paraguay
  
  Events in the year 2018 in Paraguay.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President: Horacio Cartes (until 15 August): Mario Abdo Benítez (from 15 August)
  * Vice President: Juan Afara
  
  ## Events
  
  * 22 April – the 2018 Paraguayan general election.
  * 15 August – Mario Abdo Benítez took over as the new president of Paraguay.
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 19 June – Efrén Echeverría, musician (b. 1932).
  