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.

Presidents of Paraguay
C.A. López \| F.S. López \| Machain* \| Rivarola \| Jovellanos* \| Gill \| Uriarte \| Bareiro \| Caballero \| Escobar \| J.G. González \| M. Morínigo* \| Egusquiza \| Aceval \| Carvallo* \| Escurra \| Gaona* \| Báez* \| Ferreira \| González Navero* \| Gondra \| Jara* \| Rojas* \| Peña* \| González Navero* \| Schaerer \| M. Franco \| Montero* \| Gondra \| Eus. Ayala* \| El. Ayala* \| Riart* \| El. Ayala \| Guggiari \| Eus. Ayala \| R. Franco* \| Paiva \| Estigarribia \| H. Morínigo \| Frutos* \| J.N. González \| Rolón* \| Molas \| Chávez \| Romero* \| Stroessner \| Rodríguez \| Wasmosy \| Cubas \| González Macchi \| Duarte * acting, interim, or provisional