Cecilia Cubas
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Cecilia Cubas | |
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| Born | January 14, 1973 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Died | December 24, 2004 (aged 31) Ñemby, Paraguay |
| Cause of death | Murder by asphyxia (kidnapped) |
| Body discovered | February 16, 2005 |
| Occupation | businesswoman |
| Known for | Daughter of ex-President of Paraguay |
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Cecilia Cubas Gusinky (January 14, 1973 – December 24, 2004) was a Paraguayan businesswoman. She was the daughter of former Paraguayan president Raúl Cubas and senator Mirtha Gusinky who was found dead on February 16 2005, underneath an abandoned house near Asunción, nearly five months after she was kidnapped.[1] Cubas was the third kidnapping victim officially recognized in a decade in Paraguay.
Cubas, 32, was abducted by gunmen two blocks from her home in Asunción on September 21, 2004, sparking a massive search by security forces who hoped to rescue her alive. Residents of Asunción had plastered "Free Cecilia" signs on buildings, houses and cars.
Cubas' father, the former president, a wealthy businessman who governed for less than a year between 1998 and 1999, paid a ransom of US$800,000 for his daughter's release in November 2004 after negotiating with her captors through e-mail. The kidnappers had initially demanded $5 million. However, they later told her father that the payment was merely a fine and cut off all communication.