Marcos Antonio Morínigo Fleytas (8 October 1848 – 13 July 1901) was a
Paraguay
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an politician who served as
President
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of
Paraguay
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in 1894.
He was born in 1848 in
Quyquyho (
Paraguarí
Paraguarí (; gn, Paraguari) is a city, ''distrito'' and capital of Paraguarí Department in Paraguay, located 66 km from the country's capital, Asunción. At the 2002 census it had a population of 22,154.department
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). In 1881, he was elected for his first term in the Chamber of Deputies, a post he held for more than nine years. In 1887, Morinigo participated in founding the
Colorado Party and was elected
Vice President of Paraguay
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in 1890 (alongside President
Juan Gualberto González
Juan Gualberto González (July 12, 1851 – July 30, 1912) was the President of Paraguay and served from 1890 until his forced resignation in 1894.
His life
Juan Gualberto González was born in Asunción on July 12, 1851. He married with tea ...
).
After González was sacked, he became president on June 8, 1894, until the legal end of the term (November 25, 1894). Morinigo was elected senator in 1895. He died 1901 in
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
.
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1848 births
1901 deaths
People from Paraguarí Department
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