Adolfo Saguier (b. 1832, d. 1902) was a

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politician who served as the nation's Vice President from 1878 to 1880. Adolfo was the brother of a former Paraguayan ambassador to Argentina and a cousin of

Francisco Solano López Francisco Solano López Carrillo (24 July 1827 – 1 March 1870) was President of Paraguay from 1862 until his death in 1870. He was the eldest son of Juana Pabla Carrillo and of President Carlos Antonio López, Francisco's predecessor. ...

. During the rule of

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he was sent to study in Europe. During the

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he served in the army and commanded artillery in the

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. During the last years of Lopez’s rule he led one of the conspiracy trials that led to the arrest, torture and execution of alleged plotters against Lopez. After the war he was associated with the Liberal politicians of the Decoud faction. He served as

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. He was

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from 1875 to 1876. Saguier was elected

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under

Cándido Bareiro Cándido Pastor Bareiro Caballero (October 27, 1833 in Luque Paraguay – September 4, 1880 in Asuncion, Paraguay) was President of Paraguay from 27 November 1878 to 4 September 1880 and the leading politician of the post-war decade. Bareiro se ...

in 1878, and after the sudden death of Bareiro he was prevented from assuming Presidency by a bloodless coup organized by

Bernardino Caballero Juan Bernardino Caballero de Añasco y Melgarejo (20 May 1839, Ybycuí, Paraguay – 26 February 1912, Asunción) was a Paraguayan War veteran, the President of Paraguay from 1880 until 1886 and founder of the Colorado Party. He was the leadin ...

on 4 September 1880. It was presented to the Senate, that Saguier has resigned and Caballero was elected president.Rebirth of the Paraguayan Republic: The First Colorado Era, 1878–1904
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