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Rafael Franco (footballer)
Rafael de la Cruz Franco Ojeda (October 22, 1896 – September 16, 1973) was a Paraguay, Paraguayan Officer (armed forces), military officer, politician and statesman who served as President of Paraguay after the February Revolution (Paraguay), February Revolution, from February 20, 1936, to August 13, 1937. He was the historical leader and founder of the Revolutionary Febrerista Party, National Revolutionary Party (Revolutionary Febrerista Party since 1951). Early life and education Franco was born in Asunción on October 22, 1896, in the ''barrio'' of Santísima Trinidad (Asunción), Santísima Trinidad. He was the son of Federico Franco and Marcelina Ojeda. His father was a professor of mathematics at the School of Agronomy, founded by Moisés Santiago Bertoni, and in 1940 she was transferred to San Lorenzo, Paraguay, San Lorenzo. He was married to Deidamia Solalinde and they had six children. After conducting his basic studies, Franco entered the Military College in 1915 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Presidents Of Paraguay
This article contains a list of heads of state of Paraguay, since the beginning of the independence (1811) to the present day. Background After Paraguay proclaimed independence from the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, its first effective head of state was utopist José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, who ruled the country from 1814 until his death in 1840, with very little outside contact or influence. Since the establishment of the office of President of the Republic in 1844, during the family dictatorship of the López family (1841–1870), Paraguay had 51 presidents. Between the end of the Paraguayan War in 1870 and the 1954 coup d'état, the country changed 44 presidents; 24 of them were removed from power by force. Eventually, Army General Alfredo Stroessner, supported by the Armed Forces and the right-wing Colorado Party, seized power in the 1954 coup d'état. Relying on the military and the party as the "twin pillars" of his rule, and ruling in the single-party sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
