Federico Chávez
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Dr. Federico Chávez Careaga (1881? - April 24, 1978) was a Paraguayan politician and soldier who served as President of Paraguay from September 10, 1949 to May 5, 1954. He was a member of the Colorado Party.
[edit] Political History
Chávez, who received his law degree in 1905, was a longtime leader of the right-of-centre Colorado (National Republican) Party. When his party served in a coalition government in 1946, Chávez was appointed to the Supreme Court. He served as Paraguay's foreign minister up until he was elected president on July 15, 1950, for a three-year term and later reelected in 1953. When Chávez tried to strengthen his regime by arming the national police in 1954, a coup d'état led by General Alfredo Stroessner on May 5 ended his reign.
[edit] Death
Chávez died in 1978 in his birth town, the city of Asunción, from natural causes. He was buried with full state honours; Stroessner attended the services.
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