José Higinio Uriarte y García del Barrio (11 January 1843 in
Asunción
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– 21 April 1909) was a
Paraguayan
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politician and President from April 12, 1877 to November 25, 1878.
He was
Juan Bautista Gill
Juan Bautista Gill García (''Juan Bautista Gill Garcia del Barrio'') (October 28, 1840 – April 12, 1877) was President of Paraguay from November 25, 1874 to April 12, 1877 and the only Paraguayan President to be assassinated while in office.
...
's cousin. He served as
President of the Chamber of Deputies,
and was elected as
Vice President
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1874.
After Gill was assassinated, Uriarte became the acting
President
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for the remainder of Gill's four-year-term. He was
Minister of Finance of Paraguay
Minister of Finance is the person in charge of the Ministry of Finance of Paraguay.
Ministers
*José de Elizalde, 1811-1814
*Francisco Díaz de Bedoya, 1814-1819
*José Gabriel Benítez, 1819-1827
*Juan Manuel Álvarez (politician), Juan Manuel ...
from 1887 to 1889.
References
1843 births
1909 deaths
People from Asunción
Paraguayan people of Basque descent
Presidents of Paraguay
Vice presidents of Paraguay
Presidents of the Senate of Paraguay
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay
Finance Ministers of Paraguay
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