Federico Chávez

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Dr. Federico Chaves Careaga (February 15, 1882 - 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.

Chaves was born on February 15, 1882 in Paraguarí. His parents were the Portuguese Federico Chaves and his wife Felicia Caraega, from Guaira, Paraguay.

[edit] Political History

Chaves, 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, Chaves 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 Chaves 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 administration.

[edit] Death

Chaves died in 1978 in the city of Asunción, from natural causes. He was buried with full state honours; Stroessner attended the services.

[edit] Source

Crónica Histórica Ilustrada del Paraguay, Distribuidora Quevedo de Ediciones, Buenos Aires, ISBN 987-9246-03-9 (Page 856)

Preceded by
Felipe Molas López
President of Paraguay
1949-1954
Succeeded by
Tomás Romero Pereira