President of Paraguay

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President of the Republic of Paraguay
Presidente de la República del Paraguay
Flag of the President of Paraguay.svg
Standard of the President of the Republic
Incumbent
Horacio Cartes
since 15 August 2013
Style Excelentísimo Señor
Residence Mburuvichá Roga
Appointer Direct Popular Election
Term length Five years, non-renewable
Inaugural holder Fulgencio Yegros (First head of state)
Carlos Antonio López (First President)
Deputy Vice President of Paraguay
Website President of Paraguay

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The President of Paraguay (in Spanish: Presidente de la República del Paraguay) is according to the Paraguayan Constitution 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.

The workplace of the President of Paraguay is the Palacio de los López, in Asunción. The Presidential Residence is Mburuvichá Roga House, also in Asunción.

Once Presidents leave office, they are granted by the Paraguayan Constitution the non-voting position of Senator for life.

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

Key: Independent Colorado Party Liberal Party Revolutionary Febrerista Party Patriotic Alliance for Change Authentic Radical Liberal Party
Term of Office President
(Birth–Death)		 Picture Party
Presidents of the Superior Governing Junta
May 14, 1811 –
June 17, 1811		 Junta [1] Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Independent
June 19, 1811 –
October 12, 1813		 Fulgencio Yegros
(1780–1821)		 80px Independent
Consuls of the Republic
October 12, 1813 –
February 12, 1814		 José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
(1766–1840)		 Dr francia.JPG Independent
February 12, 1814 –
June 12, 1814		 Fulgencio Yegros
(1780–1821)		 80px Independent
June 12, 1814 –
October 3, 1814		 José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
(1766–1840)		 Dr francia.JPG Independent
Supreme Dictator
October 3, 1814 –
September 20, 1840		 José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
(1766–1840) [2]		 Dr francia.JPG Independent
Presidents of the Provisional Junta
September 20, 1840 –
January 22, 1841		 Manuel Antonio Ortiz [3] Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Independent
January 22, 1841 –
February 9, 1841		 Juan José Medina Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Independent
February 9, 1841 –
March 14, 1841		 Mariano Roque Alonzo
(–1853)		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Independent
Consuls of the Republic
March 14, 1841 –
March 13, 1844		 Carlos Antonio López
(1792–1862) and Mariano Roque Alonzo
(–1853) [4]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Independent
Presidents of the Republic
March 14, 1844 –
September 10, 1862		 Carlos Antonio López
(1792–1862)		 80px Independent
September 10, 1862 –
August 15, 1869		 Francisco Solano López
(1827–1870) [5]		 80px Independent
August 15, 1869 –
August 31, 1870		 Cirilo Antonio Rivarola
(1836–1878)		 80px Independent
August 31, 1870 –
September 1, 1870		 Facundo Machaín
(1845–1877) [6]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Independent
September 1, 1870 –
December 18, 1871		 Cirilo Antonio Rivarola
(1836–1878) [7]		 80px Independent
December 18, 1871 –
November 25, 1874		 Salvador Jovellanos
(1833–1881) [6]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Independent
November 25, 1874 –
April 12, 1877		 Juan Bautista Gill
(1840–1877)		 80px Independent
April 12, 1877 –
November 25, 1878		 Higinio Uriarte
(1843–1909) [6]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Independent
November 25, 1878 –
September 4, 1880		 Cándido Bareiro
(1833–1880)		 80px Independent
September 4, 1880 –
November 25, 1886		 Bernardino Caballero
(1839–1912) [8]		 Bernardino Caballero.jpg Colorado
November 25, 1886 –
November 25, 1890		 Patricio Escobar
(1843–1912)		 80px Colorado
November 25, 1890 –
June 9, 1894		 Juan Gualberto González
(1851–1912)		 80px Colorado
June 9, 1894 –
November 25, 1894		 Marcos Morínigo
(1848–1901) [6]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Colorado
November 25, 1894 –
November 25, 1898		 Juan Bautista Egusquiza
(1845–1902)		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Colorado
November 25, 1898 –
January 9, 1902		 Emilio Aceval
(1853–1931)		 80px Colorado
January 9, 1902 –
November 25, 1902		 Andrés Héctor Carvallo
(1862–1934) [6]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Colorado
November 25, 1902 –
December 19, 1904		 Juan Antonio Escurra
(1859–1929)		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Colorado
December 19, 1904 –
December 9, 1905		 Juan Bautista Gaona
(1845–1932) [6]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Liberal
December 9, 1905 –
November 25, 1906		 Cecilio Báez
(1862–1941) [6]		 80px Liberal
November 25, 1906 –
July 4, 1908		 Benigno Ferreira
(1846–1920)		 80px Liberal
July 4, 1908 –
November 25, 1910		 Emiliano González Navero
(1861–1934) [6]		 80px Liberal
November 25, 1910 –
January 17, 1911		 Manuel Gondra
(1871–1927)		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Liberal
January 17, 1911 –
July 5, 1911		 Albino Jara
(1877–1912) [6]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Liberal
July 5, 1911 –
February 28, 1912		 Liberato Marcial Rojas
(1870–1922) [6]		 80px Liberal
February 28, 1911 –
March 22, 1912		 Pedro Peña
(1864–1943) [6]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Liberal
March 22, 1912 –
August 15, 1912		 Emiliano González Navero
(1861–1934) [6]		 80px Liberal
August 15, 1912 –
August 15, 1916		 Eduardo Schaerer
(1873–1941)		 80px Liberal
August 15, 1916 –
June 5, 1919		 Manuel Franco
(1871–1919)		 80px Liberal
June 5, 1919 –
August 15, 1920		 José Pedro Montero
(1878–1927) [6]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Liberal
August 15, 1920 –
November 7, 1921		 Manuel Gondra
(1871–1927)		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Liberal
November 7, 1921 –
April 12, 1923		 Eusebio Ayala
(1875–1942) [6]		 80px Liberal
April 12, 1923 –
March 17, 1924		 Eligio Ayala
(1879–1930) [6]		 Eligio ayala.jpg Liberal
March 17, 1924 –
August 15, 1924		 Luis Alberto Riart
(1880–1953) [6]		 80px Liberal
August 15, 1924 –
August 15, 1928		 Eligio Ayala
(1879–1930)		 Eligio ayala.jpg Liberal
August 15, 1928 –
August 15, 1932		 José Guggiari
(1884–1957)		 1904 jose patricio guggiari.jpg Liberal
August 15, 1932 –
February 17, 1936		 Eusebio Ayala
(1875–1942)		 80px Liberal
February 20, 1936 –
August 15, 1937		 Rafael Franco
(1896–1973) [6]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Revolutionary Febrerista
August 16, 1937 –
August 15, 1939		 Félix Paiva
(1877–1965) [9]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Liberal
August 15, 1939 –
September 7, 1940		 José Estigarribia
(1888–1940)		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Liberal
September 7, 1940 –
June 3, 1948		 Higinio Moríñigo
(1897–1983)		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Independent
June 3, 1948 –
August 15, 1948		 Juan Manuel Frutos
(1879–1960) [6]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Colorado
August 15, 1948 –
January 30, 1949		 Juan González
(1897–1966)		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Colorado
January 30, 1949 –
February 27, 1949		 Raimundo Rolón
(1903–1981) [6]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Colorado
February 27, 1949 –
September 10, 1949		 Felipe Molas
(1901–1954) [10]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Colorado
September 10, 1949 –
May 5, 1954		 Federico Chávez
(1882–1978) [11]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Colorado
May 5, 1954 –
August 15, 1954		 Tomás Romero
(1886–1982) [6]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Colorado
August 15, 1954 –
February 3, 1989		 Alfredo Stroessner
(1912–2006) [12]		 Alfredo Stroessner2.jpg Colorado
February 3, 1989 –
August 15, 1993		 Andrés Rodríguez
(1923–1997) [13]		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Colorado
August 15, 1993 –
August 15, 1998		 Juan Carlos Wasmosy
(1938–)		 80px Colorado
August 15, 1998 –
March 28, 1999		 Raúl Cubas
(1943–)		 Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Colorado
March 28, 1999 –
August 15, 2003		 Luis González
(1947–)		 80px Colorado
August 15, 2003 –
August 15, 2008		 Nicanor Duarte
(1956–)		 80px Colorado
August 15, 2008 –
June 22, 2012		 Fernando Lugo
(1951–)		 80px Patriotic Alliance for Change
June 22, 2012 –
August 15, 2013		 Federico Franco
(1962–)		 80px Authentic Radical Liberal
August 15, 2013 –
present		 Horacio Cartes
(1956–)		 80px Colorado

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Composed of the following leaders: Vicente Ignacio Iturbe Domínguez; Juan Valeriano de Zevallos; Fulgencio Yegros; Pedro Juan Caballero and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia.
  2. ↑ Styled as "Perpetual Supreme Dictator" from June 6, 1816.
  3. ↑ Formally sworn into office on September 25, 1840.
  4. ↑ López and Alonzo would rule jointly, but were occasionally styled First Consul and Second Consul.
  5. ↑ Acting President before October 16, 1862; continued to act as de facto President after deposition until his death on March 1, 1870.
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 Acting.
  7. ↑ Acting President until November 25, 1870.
  8. ↑ Acting President until November 25, 1882.
  9. ↑ Acting President until October 12, 1938.
  10. ↑ Acting President until May 14, 1949.
  11. ↑ Acting President until August 15, 1953.
  12. ↑ Served eight terms. Elected by presidential elections in 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983 and 1988.
  13. ↑ Acting President until May 15, 1989.

Latest election

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Main article: Paraguayan general election, 2013
e • d Summary of the 21 April 2013 Paraguayan presidential election results
Candidate Party Votes %
Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara Colorado Party 1,104,169 48.48
Pedro Efraín Alegre Sasiain Authentic Radical Liberal Party 889,451 39.05
Mario Aníbal Ferreiro Sanabria Avanza País¹ RFP 141,716 6.22
Aníbal Enrique Carillo Iramain Guasú Front PCS² 79,573 3.49
Miguel Garrizosa Galiano Beloved Fatherland Party 27,026 1.19
Lino César Oviedo Sánchez National Union of Ethical Citizens 19,416 0.85
Roberto Carlos Ferreira Franco Paraguayan Humanist Party 4,264 0.19
Lilian Susana Soto Badaui Kuña Pyrenda Movement 3,925 0.17
Eduardo María Arce Schaerer Workers' Party 3,011 0.13
Ricardo Martín Almada Pérez White Party 2,767 0.12
Atanasio Galeano Free Homeland Party 2,416 0.11
Invalid/blank votes 131,703 –
Total 2,409,437 100
Registered voters/turnout 3,516,275 68.52
Source: Justicia Electoral

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