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Edgar Ynsfrán
Edgar Linneo Ynsfrán Doldán (December 9, 1921 – November 2, 1991) was a Paraguayan politician who held important governmental posts during the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner. He became Minister of the Interior in Paraguay in 1956, and held key roles in the severe political repressions of the late 50s and early 60s in the country. He was dismissed from his post in 1966 and retired from politics until the mid-1980s, when he emerged as one of the leaders of the anti-Stroessner movement within the military and the Colorado Party. Life and career Edgar Ynsfrán was born in Asunción on 9 December 1921, and was the eldest of the four children of the marriage between Linneo Ynsfrán and Inocencia Doldán, coming from a middle-class family. He had three brothers, Walter, Gladys and Oscar Facundo. He completed his primary studies at the Colegio San José in Asunción, while he finished his bachelor's studies at the Colegio Nacional Capitalino. His university life revolved around th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomás Romero Pereira
Tomás Romero Pereira (4 October 1886 – 12 August 1982) was a Paraguayan architect and politician who served as President of Paraguay from May to August of 1954. He was installed as President of Paraguay, president by Alfredo Stroessner after the 1954 Paraguayan coup d'état, coup of 4 May against President Federico Chaves. Romero Pereira quickly held 1954 Paraguayan presidential election, elections, which fraudulently elected Stroessner president. Early life Tomás Romero Pereira was born on 4 October 1886 in Encarnación, Paraguay, Encarnación, Paraguay, to Emilio Romero and Isabel Pereira. He had three sisters: Rosa Isabel, Josefa, and Sandalia; and two brothers: Emilio and Cayo. Romero Pereira became an architect, one of the first professionally trained ones in Paraguay. One of his works is the Frontispiece (architecture), frontispiece of the Oratory (worship), Oratory of the Assumption of Mary, Virgin of the Assumption in Asunción. He married Lilia Isabel Arza. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |