A member of Social and Democratic Power (PODEMOS) Fernández was Prefect (Governor) of the northern Bolivian department of Pando from 2006 to 2008.
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Fernández survived the August 2008 vote of confidence referendum, though he had over 14,000 votes against his governorship.
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Prosecutors (of the Ministerio Público) presented indictments against 26 people, including Fernández, for the Porvenir Massacre before the Sixth Sentencing Tribunal (Tribunal Sexto de Sentencia) on 12 October 2009.
The government of Leopoldo Fernández strongly backed autonomy for the department, in alliance with other governors of the eastern media luna (half-moon, so known for their combined geographic shape).
Leonel Fernández | Cristina Fernández de Kirchner | Alejandro Fernández | Vicente Fernández | Ramon Fernandez | São Leopoldo | Pedro Fernández de Castro | Lisa Fernandez | Juan Fernández Islands | Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba | Pops Fernandez | Leopoldo Federico | Vicente Fernandez | Pablo Armando Fernández | Leopoldo Batres | Gregorio Fernández | Tony Fernández | Ruth Fernández | Mark Anthony Fernandez | Leopoldo Alas | Francisco Fernández Ochoa | Félix Fernández | Felipe Fernández-Armesto | Emiliano R. Fernández | Bill Fernandez | Aníbal Fernández | Vincent Fernandez | Teodoro Fernández | Sid Fernandez | Rommel Fernández |