List of Presidents of Paraguay
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The President of Paraguay (officially in Spanish Excelentisimo Señor Presidente de la Republica del Paraguay) is according to the Paraguayan Constitution the Chief of the Executive branch of the Government of Paraguay. Therefore, the President is the Head of State and the Head of Government of the Republic of Paraguay.
The workplace of the President of Paraguay is the Palacio de los López, in Asuncion. The Presidential Residence is Mburuvichá Roga House, also in Asuncion.
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[edit] List of Consuls and Presidents
[edit] Consuls
- Fulgencio Yegros (19 June 1811 - 12 October 1813)
- José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (12 October 1813 - 12 February 1814)
- Fulgencio Yegros (12 February 1814 - 12 June 1814)
- José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (12 June 1814 - 20 September 1840)
- Manuel Antonio Ortiz (20 September 1840 - 22 January 1841)
- Juan José Medina (22 January 1841 - 9 February 1841)
- Mariano Roque Alonzo (9 February 1841 - 14 March 1841)
- Mariano Roque Alonzo with Carlos Antonio López (14 March 1841 - 13 March 1844)
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| Incumbent: Nicanor Duarte Frutos |
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| Term length | 5 years, eligible for re-election |
| Inaugural | Carlos Antonio López |
| Formation | March 14, 1844 |
| Website | Presidency of the Republic of Paraguay |
[edit] Presidents of Paraguay
- Carlos Antonio López (March 14, 1844 - September 10, 1862), nephew of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, died in office
- Francisco Solano López (September 10 1862 - March 1, 1870), illegitimate son of the wife of Carlos Antonio López, killed in battle
- Triumvirate:
- Cirilo Antonio Rivarola (March 1 1870 - December 10 1870)
- Carlos Loizaga (March 1 1870 - December 10 1870)
- José Díaz de Bedoza (November 1870 - December 10 1870)
- Cirilo Antonio Rivarola (December 10 1870 - December 12, 1871)
- Salvador Jovellanos (December 12 1871 - November 25, 1874)
- Juan Bautista Gill (November 25 1874 - April 12, 1877)
- Higinio Uriate (April 12 1877 - November 25 1878)
- Cándido Barreiro (November 27 1878 - September 4, 1880)
- Adolfo Saguier (September 4 1880 - November 25 1881)
- Gen. Bernardino Caballero (November 25 1881 - November 25 1886)
Flag of the President of Paraguay
- Patricio Escobar (November 25 1886 - September 25, 1890)
- Juan Gualberto González (September 25 1890 - June 1894)
- Marcos Moringo (June 1894 - November 25 1894)
- Juan Bautista Eguzquiza (November 25 1894 - November 25 1898)
- Emilio Aceval (November 25 1898 - January 9, 1902), died in office
- Héctor Carvallo (January 9 1902 - November 25 1902)
- Juan Antonio Escurra (November 25 1902 - August 11, 1904)
- Juan Gaona (coup October 18 1904 - December 8, 1905)
- Dr Cecilio Báez (coup December 8 1905 - November 25 1906)
- Dr Benigno Ferreira (November 25 1906 - July 4, 1908)
- Emiliano González Navero (coup July 5 1908 - November 25 1910)
- Dr Manuel Gondra (November 25 1910 - January 11, 1911)
- Col. Albino Jara (coup January 19 1911 - July 5 1911)
- Liberato Marcial Rojas (coup July 6 1911 - December 1911)
- Dr Pedro Peña (coup January 1, 1912 - March 25 1912)
- Emiliano Gonzalez Navero (March 25 1912 - August 15 1912), provisional
- Eduardo Schaerer (August 15 1912 - August 15 1916), first to serve full term since Lopez 1870
- Dr Manuel Franco (August 15 1916 - June 5, 1919), died in office
- Dr José P. Montero (June 7 1919 - August 15 1920)
- Dr Manuel Gondra (August 15 1920 - October 31, 1921), forced to resign
- Dr Félix Paiva (October 31 1921 - November 3 1921)
- Dr Eusebio Ayala (coup November 3 1921 - April 1, 1923), resigned
- Dr Eligio Ayala (April 1 1923 - April 12, 1924), provisional
- Dr Luis Riart (April 12 1924 - August 15 1924), provisional
- Dr Eligio Ayala (August 15 1924 - August 15 1928)
- Dr José Patricio Gugguiari (August 15 1928 - October 26, 1931)
- Emiliano González Navero (October 26 1931 - January 28, 1932)
- Dr José Patricio Gugguiari (January 28 1932 - August 15 1932)
- Dr Eusebio Ayala (August 15 1932 - February 17, 1936), deposed
- Col. Rafael Franco (coup February 18 1936 - August 13, 1937)
- Dr Felix Paiva (coup August 15 1937 - August 15 1939)
- Gen. José Félix Estigarribia (August 15 1939 - September 7, 1940), died in a plane crash
- Gen. Higinio Morinigo (September 7 1940 - June 3, 1948), seized absolute power and ruled by decree from December 7 1940. Resigned and went into exile in Argentina, following coup
- Gen. Dr Juan Manuel Frutos (June 3 1948 - August 15 1948), provisional
- Dr Juan Natalico González (August 15 1948 - December 30 1948), deposed by coup
- Gen. Raimundo Rolon (January 30, 1949 - February 27 1949)
- Dr Felipe Molas López (February 27 1949 - September 10 1949), resigned
- Dr Federico Chaves (September 10 1949 - May 5, 1954), resigned
- Tomás Romero Pereira (May 5 1954 - August 15 1954), interim
- Gen. Alfredo Stroessner (August 15 1954 - February 3, 1989)
- Gen. Andrés Rodríguez (coup February 3 1989 - August 15 1993)
- Juan Carlos Wasmosy (August 15 1993 - August 15 1998)
- Raúl Cubas Grau (August 15 1998 - March 29, 1999), resigned following implication in assassination of his vice president
- Luis Ángel González Macchi (March 30 1999 - August 15 2003)
- Dr Nicanor Duarte Frutos (August 15 2003 - present)
- Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez (Elect, scheduled to assume August 15, 2008)
[edit] See also
[edit] External Links
- (Spanish) Presidency of the Republic of Paraguay
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