Editing Nicanor Duarte (section)

=== Family ===
Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos was born on 11 October 1956 in [[Coronel Oviedo]], [[Caaguazú Department|Caaguazú]], to a rural lower-class ''[[mestizo]]'' family. His father, Héctor Roque Duarte, was a police officer and songwriter who fought on the [[Colorado Party (Paraguay)|''colorado'']] side of the [[Paraguayan Civil War (1947)|Paraguayan Civil War of 1947]], under [[General officer|general]] [[Patricio Colmán]].<ref>ABC Color (2006). [https://www.abc.com.py/espectaculos/un-parana-para-autor-de-soy-colorado-defensor-903164.html "Un Paraná para autor de 'Soy colorado defensor'"].</ref><ref>Cantero, A. (2007). [https://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/opinion/patricio-colman-heroe-colorado-978623.html "Patricio Colmán, ¿héroe colorado?"]. ABC Color.</ref> His mother, Disnarda Antonia Frutos, was a teacher.<ref>ABC Color (2005). [https://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/politica/esta-en-manos-del-senor-dijo-nicanor-tras-visitar-a-su-madre-810616.html "'Estás en manos del Señor' dijo Nicanor tras visita a su madre"].</ref><ref>ABC Color (2005). [https://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/politica/madre-de-duarte-frutos-dejo-terapia-intensiva-811022.html "Madre de Duarte Frutos dejó terapia intensiva"].</ref> Nicanor started working at [[sawmill]]s when he was eleven, while attending school.<ref>Franchini, M. (2003). [https://www.cadal.org/publicaciones/articulos/?id=329 "Un presidente que busca cambiar la historia"]. Centro para la Apertura y Desarrollo de América Latina.</ref> At fourteen he joined the Colorado Party, something that was ''de facto'' mandatory at the time, due to [[Dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner|the dictatorship]].