Events in the year 1940 in
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
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Incumbents
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President of Paraguay
The president of Paraguay ( es, Presidente del Paraguay), officially known as the President of the Republic of Paraguay ( es, Presidente de la República del Paraguay), is according to the Constitution of Paraguay the head of the executive bran ...
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José Félix Estigarribia
José Félix Estigarribia Insaurralde (February 21, 1888 in Caraguatay – September 7, 1940 in Altos) was a Paraguayan military officer, politician and president. He was Commander in Chief of the Paraguayan Army during the Chaco War (19 ...
until September 7, then
Higinio Moríñigo Higinio is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Higinio Anglés (1888–1969), Spanish musicologist
*Higinio Cazón (1866–1914), musician and Songwriter
*Higinio Marín Escavy (born 1993), Spanish footballer
*Higinio García Fern ...
*Minister of War and Navy: Higinio Moríñigo until September 7, then Paulino Ántola
Events
*February 19 - President Estigarribia dissolves the legislature and suspends the Constitution
*August 4 -
Paraguayan constitutional referendum, 1940
A constitutional referendum was held in Paraguay on 4 August 1940. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p428 It saw voters approve the new constitution.
Background
In 1939, in the midst of a political stal ...
*September 7 - President Estigarribia and his wife are killed in a plane crash in Agapuey while on a tour of the interior.
["Dictator of Paraguay is Killed in Airplane Crash," ''Oakland Tribune'', September 8, 1940, p. 1]
Births
Deaths
*September 7 - Jose Felix Estigarribia, general and President, plane crash
References
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1940s in Paraguay
Years of the 20th century in Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...