Emilio Aceval Marín (October 16, 1853 – April 15, 1931) was

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from 1898 to 1902. He was a member of the Colorado Party.

Biography

Aceval's parents were Don Leonardo Aceval and Monica Marín. He studied under Fidel Maíz. Upon the outbreak of the war against the Triple Alliance, he joined the Army at age 13 as a

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. He was injured at Pirayú and then fought at Acosta Ñu, where he served as a

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. Days later, he was taken prisoner in the battle of Curuguaty. Upon the end of the war, Aceval moved with his relatives to

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and then to

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, where he resumed his studies at National Central College. He studied engineering in the postwar period, but had to stop because of a serious illness. After his recovery, he made a long trip through

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and the

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, returning in 1881, and became a landowner and farmer. He also served as

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and was War and Navy Minister during the government of General Egusquiza, and was a member of the Colorado Party.

Presidency

He was President of the Republic from November 25, 1898 to January 9, 1902. His cabinet was formed by: José P. Urdapilleta, Finance;

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, Guillermo de los Rios in the Interior; Jose Zacarias Caminos, Venancio Víctor López, Geronimo Pereira Cazal, and Pedro Jose Tomas Bobadilla, Justice, Worship and Public Instruction, and Colonel Juan Antonio Escurra in War and Navy. During the government of President Aceval, the National Council on Education, the Directorate General of Schools, and the National Council of Hygiene were created, as well as an Internal Revenue Service, and settled colonies of immigrants, especially Italians. Paraguay also participated in the International Exhibition of

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during Aceval's presidency, and went through an epidemic of

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, which led to the creation of the Bacteriological Office. A relapse in the political situation caused serious conflicts that were reflected in

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. On January 9, 1902, a military revolutionary committee forced Aceval to resign. Congress decided to appoint as his replacement then vice president, Don Hector Carballo. Aceval's removal has been characterized as a military coup. He died in Asuncion on April 15, 1931.

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MSM Encarta
2009-10-31)

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