Blogged By: De De Tillman

Source:BBC News

Posted: Sunday February 3, 2013 @ 4:32 p.m PST

Mr Oviedo, 69, was running for Paraguay’s third largest party in April’s presidential election.

A retired general, he had been involved in politics for decades, helping lead the coup which overthrew the military ruler Alfredo Stroessner in 1989.

He was returning from a rally when his helicopter crashed north of the capital, Asuncion. An inquiry into the cause of the crash is under way.

The pilot and Mr Oviedo’s bodyguard also died. Police found their bodies in the province of Presidente Hayes.