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President of Paraguay

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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.

President of the
Republic of Paraguay
Presidente de la República del Paraguay
Standard of the President of the Republic
Incumbent
Santiago Peña
since 15 August 2023
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceMburuvicha Róga
SeatPalacio de los López
AppointerDirect popular election
Term lengthFive years, non-renewable
Inaugural holderCarlos Antonio López
Formation13 March 1844
DeputyVice President of Paraguay
Websitewww.presidencia.gov.py

The President is limited to a single five-year term.[1][2][3] it was ultimately rejected.[4]

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.[5]

The current President of Paraguay is Santiago Peña, since 15 August 2023. He was elected in 2023.

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

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Non-presidential heads of state (1811–1844)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Notes
1 2 3 Bernardo de Velasco

José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia

Juan Valeriano de Zevallos 		16 May 1811 17 June 1811 Governor Intendants.
4   Fulgencio Yegros
(1780–1821) 		17 June 1811 12 October 1813 President of the Superior Governing Junta.
5   José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
(1766–1840) 		12 October 1813 12 February 1814 Consul of the Republic.
4   Fulgencio Yegros
(1780–1821) 		12 February 1814 12 June 1814 Consul of the Republic.
6   José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
(1766–1840) 		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.
7 Manuel Antonio Ortiz
(?–?) 		20 September 1840 21 January 1841 President of the Provisional Junta.
8 9 10 Juan José Medina

José Gabriel Benítez

José Campos 		21 January 1841 9 February 1841 Triumvirate.
11 Mariano Roque Alonzo
(?–1853) 		9 February 1841 12 March 1841 General Commander of Arms.
12 Carlos Antonio López

Mariano Roque Alonzo 		12 March 1841 13 March 1844 Consuls of the Republic.

Presidents (1844–present)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Party Election Notes Vice President
13   Carlos Antonio López
(1792–1862) 		13 March 1844 13 March 1854 — — Elected by the Congress for a term of ten years. Post not established
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.
14   Francisco Solano López
(1827–1870) 		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.
15 16 17 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.
18   Facundo Machaín
(1845–1877) 		31 August 1870 1 September 1870 — — Interim President appointed by the Congress. Deposed in a coup.
19   Cirilo Antonio Rivarola
(1836–1878) 		1 September 1870 25 November 1870 — — Interim President appointed by the Congress after a coup.
25 November 1870 18 December 1871 1870 Resigned. Cayo Miltos[a]
Vacant[b]
Salvador Jovellanos[c]
20   Salvador Jovellanos
(1833–1881) 		18 December 1871 25 November 1874 — — Vice President under Cirilo Antonio Rivarola, assumed the presidency after his resignation. Finished the presidential period 1870-1874. Vacant
21   Juan Bautista Gill
(1840–1877) 		25 November 1874 12 April 1877 — 1874 Assassinated. Higinio Uriarte
22   Higinio Uriarte
(1843–1909) 		12 April 1877 25 November 1878 — — Vice President under Juan Bautista Gill, assumed the presidency after his assassination. Finished the presidential period 1874-1878. Vacant
23   Cándido Bareiro
(1833–1880) 		25 November 1878 4 September 1880 — 1878 Died in office. Adolfo Saguier
24   Bernardino Caballero
(1839–1912) 		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. Vacant
25 November 1882 25 November 1886 1882 Juan Antonio Jara
25   Patricio Escobar
(1843–1912) 		25 November 1886 25 November 1890 ANR-Colorado 1886 José del Rosario Miranda
26   Juan Gualberto González
(1851–1912) 		25 November 1890 9 June 1894 ANR-Colorado 1890 Forced to resign by a coup. Marcos Morínigo
27   Marcos Morínigo
(1848–1901) 		9 June 1894 25 November 1894 ANR-Colorado — Vice President under Juan Gualberto González, assumed the presidency after his resignation. Finished the presidential period 1890-1894. Vacant
28   Juan Bautista Egusquiza
(1845–1902) 		25 November 1894 25 November 1898 ANR-Colorado 1894 Facundo Ynsfrán Caballero
29   Emilio Aceval
(1853–1931) 		25 November 1898 9 January 1902 ANR-Colorado 1898 Forced to resign by a coup. Andrés Héctor Carvallo
30   Andrés Héctor Carvallo
(1862–1934) 		9 January 1902 25 November 1902 ANR-Colorado — Vice President under Emilio Aceval, assumed the presidency after his resignation. Finished the presidential period 1898-1902. Vacant
31   Juan Antonio Escurra
(1859–1929) 		25 November 1902 19 December 1904 ANR-Colorado 1902 Deposed in a coup. Manuel Domínguez
32 Juan Bautista Gaona
(1845–1932) 		19 December 1904 9 December 1905 Liberal — Interim President appointed by the Congress after Escurra and his Vice President, Manuel Domínguez, resigned in the coup. Deposed in a coup. Vacant
33   Cecilio Báez
(1862–1941) 		9 December 1905 25 November 1906 Liberal — Interim President appointed by the Congress. Finished the presidential period 1902-1906.
34   Benigno Ferreira
(1946–1920) 		25 November 1906 4 July 1908 Liberal 1906 Deposed in a coup. Emiliano González Navero
35   Emiliano González Navero
(1861–1934) 		4 July 1908 25 November 1910 Liberal — Vice President under Benigno Ferreira, assumed the presidency after the coup. Finished the presidential period 1906-1910. First term. Vacant
36   Manuel Gondra
(1871–1927) 		25 November 1910 17 January 1911 Liberal 1910 First term. Deposed in a coup. Juan Bautista Gaona
37 Albino Jara
(1877–1912) 		17 January 1911 5 July 1911 Liberal — De facto president after a coup. Resigned. Vacant
38   Liberato Marcial Rojas
(1870–1922) 		5 July 1911 14 January 1912 Liberal — Interim President appointed by the Congress. Deposed in a coup.
39 40 41  

  		Marcos Caballero Codas

Mario Uscher

Alfredo Aponte 		14 January 1912 17 January 1912 — — De facto triumvirate after a coup.
38   Liberato Marcial Rojas
(1870–1922) 		17 January 1912 28 February 1912 Liberal — Restoration of its original mandate. Deposed in a coup.
42   Pedro Pablo Peña
(1864–1943) 		28 February 1912 22 March 1912 ANR-Colorado — Interim President appointed by the Congress. Deposed in a coup.
35   Emiliano González Navero
(1861–1934) 		22 March 1912 15 August 1912 Liberal — Interim President appointed by the Congress. Second term.
43   Eduardo Schaerer
(1873–1941) 		15 August 1912 15 August 1916 Liberal 1912 Pedro Bobadilla
44   Manuel Franco
(1871–1919) 		15 August 1916 5 June 1919 Liberal 1916 Died in office. José Pedro Montero
45   José Pedro Montero
(1878–1927) 		5 June 1919 15 August 1920 Liberal — Vice President under Manuel Franco, assumed the presidency after his death. Finished the presidential period 1916-1920. Vacant
36   Manuel Gondra
(1871–1927) 		15 August 1920 29 October 1921 Liberal 1920 Second term. Resigned. Félix Paiva
46   Félix Paiva
(1877–1965) 		29 October 1921 7 November 1921 Liberal — Vice President under Manuel Gondra, assumed the presidency after his resignation. First term. Resigned. Vacant
47   Eusebio Ayala
(1875–1942) 		7 November 1921 12 April 1923 Liberal — Interim President appointed by the Congress. First term. Resigned during in the Civil War of 1922.
48   Eligio Ayala
(1879–1930) 		12 April 1923 17 March 1924 Liberal — Interim President appointed by the Congress. First term. Resigned.
49   Luis Alberto Riart
(1880–1953) 		17 March 1924 15 August 1924 Liberal — Interim President appointed by the Congress. Finished the presidential period 1920-1924.
48   Eligio Ayala
(1879–1930) 		15 August 1924 15 August 1928 Liberal 1924 Second term. Manuel Burgos
50   José Patricio Guggiari
(1884–1957) 		15 August 1928 25 October 1931 Liberal 1928 Resigned to stand an impeachment. Emiliano González Navero
35   Emiliano González Navero
(1861–1934) 		25 October 1931 27 January 1932 Liberal — Vice President under José Patricio Guggiari, assumed the presidency during his impeachment. Third term. Vacant
50   José Patricio Guggiari
(1884–1957) 		27 January 1932 15 August 1932 Liberal — Restoration of its original mandate after being absolved from impeachment. Emiliano González Navero
47   Eusebio Ayala
(1875–1942) 		15 August 1932 17 February 1936 Liberal 1932 Second term. Paraguayan victory in the Chaco War. Deposed after the Febrerista Revolution. Raúl Casal Ribeiro
51 Rafael Franco
(1896–1973) 		17 February 1936 13 August 1937 Military — De facto president after a coup. Deposed after a coup. Vacant
46   Félix Paiva
(1877–1965) 		13 August 1937 11 October 1938 Liberal — De facto president after a coup. Second term.
11 October 1938 15 August 1939 — Interim President appointed by the Congress.
52   José Félix Estigarribia
(1888–1940) 		15 August 1939 18 February 1940 Liberal 1939 Luis Alberto Riart
18 February 1940 7 September 1940 — De facto president after a self-coup. The new Constitution of 1940 increased the presidential term from 4 to 5 years, allowed a single consecutive reelection, removed the Electoral College and the Vice President post. Died in a plane crash. Vacant[d]
Post abolished[e]
53 Higinio Morínigo
(1897–1983) 		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.
54 Juan Manuel Frutos
(1879–1960) 		3 June 1948 15 August 1948 ANR-Colorado — Interim President appointed by the Congress. Finished the presidential period 1943-1948.
55 Juan Natalicio González
(1897–1966) 		15 August 1948 30 January 1949 ANR-Colorado 1948 Deposed in a coup.
56   Raimundo Rolón
(1903–1981) 		30 January 1949 26 February 1949 ANR-Colorado — Interim President appointed by the Congress. Deposed in a coup.
57 Felipe Molas López
(1901–1954) 		26 February 1949 14 May 1949 ANR-Colorado — 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.
58 Federico Chaves
(1882–1978) 		11 September 1949 15 August 1953 ANR-Colorado — Interim President appointed by the Congress. Finished the presidential period 1948-1953.
15 August 1953 4 May 1954 1953 Deposed in a coup d'état.
Vacant
4 May 1954 – 8 May 1954 		There was no president in this period.
59 Tomás Romero Pereira
(1886–1982) 		8 May 1954 15 August 1954 ANR-Colorado — Interim President appointed by the Congress.
60   Alfredo Stroessner
(1912–2006) 		15 August 1954 15 August 1958 ANR-Colorado 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 d'état.
61 Andrés Rodríguez
(1923–1997) 		3 February 1989 15 May 1989 ANR-Colorado — 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.
62   Juan Carlos Wasmosy
(1938–) 		15 August 1993 15 August 1998 ANR-Colorado 1993 Ángel Seifart
63 Raúl Cubas Grau
(1943–) 		15 August 1998 28 March 1999 ANR-Colorado 1998 Resigned as a result of the Marzo paraguayo. Luis María Argaña[f]
Vacant[g]
64   Luis Ángel González Macchi
(1947–) 		28 March 1999 15 August 2003 ANR-Colorado — President of the Senate, as the Vice President, Luis María Argaña, was assassinated 5 days before. Finished the presidential period 1998-2003.
Julio César Franco[h]
Vacant[i]
65   Nicanor Duarte
(1956–) 		15 August 2003 15 August 2008 ANR-Colorado 2003 Luis Alberto Castiglioni[j]
Vacant[k]
Francisco Oviedo[l]
66   Fernando Lugo
(1951–) 		15 August 2008 22 June 2012 Christian Democratic 2008 Impeached. Federico Franco
67   Federico Franco
(1962–) 		22 June 2012 15 August 2013 Authentic Radical Liberal — Vice President under Fernando Lugo, assumed the presidency after his impeachment. Finished the presidential period 2008-2013. Vacant[m]
Óscar Denis[n]
68   Horacio Cartes
(1956–) 		15 August 2013 15 August 2018 ANR-Colorado 2013 Juan Afara[o]
Vacant[p]
Alicia Pucheta[q]
69   Mario Abdo Benítez
(1971–) 		15 August 2018 15 August 2023 ANR-Colorado 2018 Hugo Velázquez Moreno
70   Santiago Peña
(1978–) 		15 August 2023 Incumbent ANR-Colorado 2023 Pedro Alliana

Living former presidents

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There are seven living former presidents. The most recent former president to die was Alfredo Stroessner (1963–1989), on 16 August 2006.

Notes

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  1. ↑ 25 November 1870 – 7 January 1871. Died in office.
  2. ↑ 7 January 1871 – 9 December 1871.
  3. ↑ 9 December 1871 – 18 December 1871. Appointed by the Congress.
  4. ↑ 18 February 1940 – 10 July 1940. The post of Vice President is abolished with the Constitution of 1940.
  5. ↑ 10 July 1940 – 15 August 1993.
  6. ↑ 15 August 1998 – 23 March 1999. Assassinated.
  7. ↑ 23 March 1999 – 2 September 2000.
  8. ↑ 2 September 2000 – 16 October 2002. Elected in 2000. Resigned to run for presidency.
  9. ↑ 16 October 2002 – 15 August 2003.
  10. ↑ 15 August 2003 – 4 October 2007. Resigned to run for presidency.
  11. ↑ 4 October 2007 – 21 November 2007.
  12. ↑ 21 November 2007 – 15 August 2008. Appointed by the Congress.
  13. ↑ 22 June 2012 – 27 June 2012.
  14. ↑ 27 June 2012 – 15 August 2013. Appointed by the Congress.
  15. ↑ 15 August 2013 – 11 April 2018. Resigned to run for Senator.
  16. ↑ 11 April 2018 – 9 May 2018.
  17. ↑ 9 May 2018 – 15 August 2018. Appointed by the Congress.

References

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  1. ↑ "Paraguay congress set on fire as election protests turn deadly". BBC News. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Romero, Simon (31 March 2017). "Protests Erupt in Paraguay Over Efforts to Extend President's Term". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Paraguay rioters storm Congress after Senate amends constitution". USA Today. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Paraguay MPs reject amendment allowing president re-election". BBC News. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay, 1992, Article 189 (subsection 1): "(1) Former presidents of the Republic who were democratically elected will be national senators for life, except for those who were impeached from office.
    (2) They will not count toward a quorum. They will have the right to speak, but not to vote."
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