President of Paraguay

President of the Republic of Paraguay Presidente de la República del Paraguay
Standard of the President of the Republic
Incumbent Horacio Cartes since 15 August 2013
Style	Excelentísimo Señor
Residence	Mburuvichá Roga
Seat	Palacio de los López
Appointer	Direct popular election
Term length	Five years, non-renewable
Inaugural holder	Carlos Antonio López
Formation	13 March 1844
Deputy	Vice President of Paraguay
Website	www.presidencia.gov.py

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The President of Paraguay (Spanish: Presidente de la República del Paraguay) is according to the Constitution of Paraguay the head of the executive branch of the Government of Paraguay, both head of state and head of government. His honorific title is Excelentísimo Señor. Under the 1992 constitution, the President is limited to a single five-year term, however on 1 April 2017, the Senate voted to abolish term limits, resulting in protests.^[1][2] This amendment will have to be voted on in a referendum, in order to come into force.^[3]

The Presidential seat is the Palacio de los López, in Asunción. The Presidential residence is the Mburuvichá Roga, also in Asunción.

Once Presidents leave office, they are granted by the Constitution of Paraguay the speaking-but-non-voting position of Senator for life.^[4]

The current President of Paraguay is Horacio Cartes, since 15 August 2013. He was elected in 2013.

List of heads of state of Paraguay (1811–present)

Non-presidential heads of state (1811–1844)

№	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Notes
-		Bernardo de Velasco José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia Juan Valeriano de Zevallos	16 May 1811	17 June 1811	Governor Intendants.
-		Fulgencio Yegros	17 June 1811	12 October 1813	President of the Superior Governing Junta.
-		José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia	12 October 1813	12 February 1814	Consul of the Republic.
-		Fulgencio Yegros	12 February 1814	12 June 1814	Consul of the Republic.
-		José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia	12 June 1814	3 October 1814	Consul of the Republic.
			3 October 1814	30 May 1816	Supreme Dictator.
			30 May 1816	20 September 1840	Perpetual Dictator. Died in office.
-		Manuel Antonio Ortiz	20 September 1840	21 January 1841	President of the Provisional Junta.
-		Juan José Medina José Gabriel Benítez José Campos	21 January 1841	9 February 1841	Triumvirate.
-		Mariano Roque Alonzo	9 February 1841	12 March 1841	General Commander of Arms.
-		Carlos Antonio López Mariano Roque Alonzo	12 March 1841	13 March 1844	Consuls of the Republic.

Presidents (1844–present)

№	Portrait	Name	Party	Term of office		Election	Notes
1		Carlos Antonio López	—	13 March 1844	13 March 1854	—	Elected by the Congress for a term of ten years.
				13 March 1854	13 March 1857	—	Elected by the Congress for a term of three years.
				13 March 1857	10 September 1862	—	Elected by the Congress for a term of ten years. Died in office.
2		Francisco Solano López	—	10 September 1862	16 October 1862	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress.
				16 October 1862	1 March 1870	—	Elected by the Congress for a term of ten years. Killed in the Paraguayan War.
–		Cirilo Antonio Rivarola Carlos Loizaga José Díaz de Bedoya	—	15 August 1869	31 August 1870	—	Triumvirate proclaimed by the occupying forces of the Triple Alliance.
3		Facundo Machaín	—	31 August 1870	1 September 1870	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress. Deposed in a coup.
4		Cirilo Antonio Rivarola	—	1 September 1870	25 November 1870	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress after a coup.
				25 November 1870	18 December 1871	1870	Resigned.
5		Salvador Jovellanos	—	18 December 1871	25 November 1874	—	Vice-president under Cirilo Antonio Rivarola, assumed the presidency after his resignation. Finished the presidential period 1870-1874.
6		Juan Bautista Gill	—	25 November 1874	12 April 1877	1874	Assassinated.
7		Higinio Uriarte	—	12 April 1877	25 November 1878	—	Vice-president under Juan Bautista Gill, assumed the presidency after his assassination. Finished the presidential period 1874-1878.
8		Cándido Bareiro	—	25 November 1878	4 September 1880	1878	Died in office.
9		Bernardino Caballero	—	4 September 1880	25 November 1882	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress after the vice-president under Bareiro, Adolfo Saguier, and next president in the succession line, was forced to resign by the military. Finished the presidential period 1878-1882.
			—	25 November 1882	25 November 1886	1882
10		Patricio Escobar	ANR-Colorado	25 November 1886	25 November 1890	1886
11		Juan Gualberto González	ANR-Colorado	25 November 1890	9 June 1894	1890	Forced to resign by a coup.
12		Marcos Morínigo	ANR-Colorado	9 June 1894	25 November 1894	—	Vice-president under Juan Gualberto González, assumed the presidency after his resignation. Finished the presidential period 1890-1894.
13		Juan Bautista Egusquiza	ANR-Colorado	25 November 1894	25 November 1898	1894
14		Emilio Aceval	ANR-Colorado	25 November 1898	9 January 1902	1898	Forced to resign by a coup.
15		Andrés Héctor Carvallo	ANR-Colorado	9 January 1902	25 November 1902	—	Vice-president under Emilio Aceval, assumed the presidency after his resignation. Finished the presidential period 1898-1902.
16		Juan Antonio Escurra	ANR-Colorado	25 November 1902	19 December 1904	1902	Deposed in a coup.
17		Juan Bautista Gaona	Liberal	19 December 1904	9 December 1905	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress after Escurra and his vice-president, Manuel Domínguez, resigned in the coup. Deposed in a coup.
18		Cecilio Báez	Liberal	9 December 1905	25 November 1906	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress. Finished the presidential period 1902-1906.
19		Benigno Ferreira	Liberal	25 November 1906	4 July 1908	1906	Deposed in a coup.
20		Emiliano González Navero	Liberal	4 July 1908	25 November 1910	—	Vice-president under Benigno Ferreira, assumed the presidency after the coup. Finished the presidential period 1906-1910. First term.
21		Manuel Gondra	Liberal	25 November 1910	17 January 1911	1910	First term. Deposed in a coup.
22		Albino Jara	Liberal	17 January 1911	5 July 1911	—	De facto president after a coup. Resigned.
23		Liberato Marcial Rojas	Liberal	5 July 1911	14 January 1912	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress. Deposed in a coup.
–		Marcos Caballero Codas Mario Uscher Alfredo Aponte	—	14 January 1912	17 January 1912	—	De facto triumvirate after a coup.
23		Liberato Marcial Rojas	Liberal	17 January 1912	28 February 1912	—	Restoration of its original mandate. Deposed in a coup.
24		Pedro Pablo Peña	ANR-Colorado	28 February 1912	22 March 1912	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress. Deposed in a coup.
(20)		Emiliano González Navero	Liberal	22 March 1912	15 August 1912	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress. Second term.
25		Eduardo Schaerer	Liberal	15 August 1912	15 August 1916	1912
26		Manuel Franco	Liberal	15 August 1916	5 June 1919	1916	Died in office.
27		José Pedro Montero	Liberal	5 June 1919	15 August 1920	—	Vice-president under Manuel Franco, assumed the presidency after his death. Finished the presidential period 1916-1920.
(21)		Manuel Gondra	Liberal	15 August 1920	29 October 1921	1920	Second term. Resigned.
28		Félix Paiva	Liberal	29 October 1921	7 November 1921	—	Vice-president under Manuel Gondra, assumed the presidency after his resignation. First term. Resigned.
29		Eusebio Ayala	Liberal	7 November 1921	12 April 1923	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress. First term. Resigned during in the Civil War of 1922.
30		Eligio Ayala	Liberal	12 April 1923	17 March 1924	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress. First term. Resigned.
31		Luis Alberto Riart	Liberal	17 March 1924	15 August 1924	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress. Finished the presidential period 1920-1924.
(30)		Eligio Ayala	Liberal	15 August 1924	15 August 1928	1924	Second term.
32		José Patricio Guggiari	Liberal	15 August 1928	25 October 1931	1928	Resigned to stand an impeachment.
(20)		Emiliano González Navero	Liberal	25 October 1931	27 January 1932	—	Vice-president under José Patricio Guggiari, assumed the presidency during his impeachment. Third term.
(32)		José Patricio Guggiari	Liberal	27 January 1932	15 August 1932	—	Restoration of its original mandate after being absolved from impeachment.
(29)		Eusebio Ayala	Liberal	15 August 1932	17 February 1936	1932	Second term. Paraguayan victory in the Chaco War. Deposed after the Febrerista Revolution.
33		Rafael Franco	—	17 February 1936	13 August 1937	—	De facto president after a coup. Deposed after a coup.
(28)		Félix Paiva	Liberal	13 August 1937	11 October 1937	—	De facto president after a coup. Second term.
				11 October 1937	15 August 1939	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress.
34		José Félix Estigarribia	Liberal	15 August 1939	18 February 1940	1939
				18 February 1940	7 September 1940	—	De facto president after a self-coup. The new Constitution of 1940 increased the presidential term to five years, allowed a single consecutive reelection, removed the Electoral College and the Vice-president post. Died in a plane crash.
35		Higinio Morínigo	—	7 September 1940	15 August 1943	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress. Finished the presidential period 1939-1943.
				15 August 1943	3 June 1948	1943	Deposed in a coup.
36		Juan Manuel Frutos	ANR-Colorado	3 June 1948	15 August 1948	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress. Finished the presidential period 1943-1948.
37		Juan Natalicio González	ANR-Colorado	15 August 1948	30 January 1949	1948	Deposed in a coup.
38		Raimundo Rolón	ANR-Colorado	30 January 1949	26 February 1949	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress. Deposed in a coup.
39		Felipe Molas López	ANR-Colorado	26 February 1949	14 May 1949	—	De facto president after a coup.
				14 May 1949	11 September 1949	1949	Elected to finish the presidential period 1948-1953. Deposed in a coup.
40		Federico Chaves	ANR-Colorado	11 September 1949	15 August 1953	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress. Finished the presidential period 1948-1953.
				15 August 1953	4 May 1954	1953	Deposed in a coup d'etat.
–	Vacant			4 May 1954	8 May 1954	—	There was no president in this period.
41		Tomás Romero Pereira	ANR-Colorado	8 May 1954	15 August 1954	—	Interim President appointed by the Congress.
42		Alfredo Stroessner	ANR-Colorado	15 August 1954	15 August 1958	1954	Elected to finish the presidential period 1953-1958.
				15 August 1958	15 August 1963	1958
				15 August 1963	15 August 1968	1963	The new Constitution of 1967 allowed Stroessner to run for two more elections.
				15 August 1968	15 August 1973	1968
				15 August 1973	15 August 1978	1973	The Constitutional Amendment of 1977 allowed indefinite reelections.
				15 August 1978	15 August 1983	1978
				15 August 1983	15 August 1988	1983
				15 August 1988	3 February 1989	1988	Deposed in a coup.
43		Andrés Rodríguez	ANR-Colorado	3 February 1989	15 May 1989	—	De facto president after a coup.
				15 May 1989	15 August 1993	1989	The new Constitution of 1992 removed the possibility of reelection and reinstated the Vice-president post. Elected to finish the presidential period 1988-1993.
44		Juan Carlos Wasmosy	ANR-Colorado	15 August 1993	15 August 1998	1993
45		Raúl Cubas	ANR-Colorado	15 August 1998	28 March 1999	1998	Resigned.
46		Luis Ángel González Macchi	ANR-Colorado	28 March 1999	15 August 2003	—	President of the Senate, as the vice-president, Luis María Argaña, was assassinated 5 days before. Finished the presidential period 1998-2003.
47		Nicanor Duarte	ANR-Colorado	15 August 2003	15 August 2008	2003
48		Fernando Lugo	Alianza Patriótica por el Cambio	15 August 2008	22 June 2012	2008	Impeached.
48			Frente Guasú
49		Federico Franco	PLRA	22 June 2012	15 August 2013	—	Vice-president under Fernando Lugo, assumed the presidency after his impeachment. Finished the presidential period 2008-2013.
50		Horacio Cartes	ANR-Colorado	15 August 2013	Incumbent	2013

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See also

• First Lady of Paraguay

Notes

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Heads of state of Paraguay
	Yegros Rodríguez de Francia Yegros Rodríguez de Francia Ortiz Medina Roque Alonzo C.A. López F.S. López Rivarola Machaín Rivarola Jovellanos Gill Uriarte Bareiro Saguier 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 Eusebio Ayala Eligio Ayala Riart Eligio Ayala Guggiari Eusebio Ayala R. Franco Paiva Estigarribia H. Moríñigo Frutos J.N. González Rolón Molas Chávez Romero Stroessner Rodríguez Wasmosy Cubas González Macchi Duarte Lugo Franco Cartes
Italics indicate acting, interim or provisional role.