Caazapá
Caazapá () is a city in Paraguay, founded in 1607, by Friar Luis de Bolaños. It is located in the Caazapá District and is the capital of the Caazapá Department. There are five neighbourhoods called "Barrios" in the city: Then main one is the ...
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Caazapá Department
Caazapá () is a department in Paraguay. The capital is the city of Caazapá. Among Paraguayans, the department is well known for its orange and mandarin trees, and for its forest hills. The eastern part of Caazapá is relatively undeveloped an ...
– 2 November 1965,
Asunción
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) was a
Paraguayan
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Though the majority of Paraguayans reside in Paraguay, significant communities have been established in multiple countries, most noticeably Argentina, Spain, United States, Brazil.
History
The first ...
politician from the
Liberal Party
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.
His mother was Martina Paiva. He was married to Silvia Esther Heisecke, and had 6 sons, Armando, Aníbal, Raúl, Augusto César, Milcíades Adolfo and Danilo Victor. He founded the newspapers El Diario and El Orden (which would later be renamed El País).
He studied law at, worked as university teacher and was dean of the National University of Asuncion and president of the
Supreme Court
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. In his political career he was a minister in many occasions, president of the
Senate
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Vice President of Paraguay
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between 1920 and 1921, and also
President of Paraguay
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from 15 August 1937 to 15 August 1939.
He became president after the overthrow of Rafael Franco. In his term he restored the Constitution of 1870. On 10 October 1938, the
Congress of Paraguay
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80-member Chamber of Deputies. It serves as the legislative branch of the Paraguayan state.
Both chambers of Congress are elected concurrently with the presid ...
confirmed Paiva as provisional president. He signed a peace agreement with
Bolivia
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