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President of the Republic of Paraguay
Presidente de la República del Paraguay
Standard of the President of the RepublicStyle His Excellency Residence Mburuvichá Roga Appointer Direct Popular Election Term length Five years, renewable Inaugural holder Fulgencio Yegros (First head of state)
Carlos Antonio López (First President)Deputy Vice President of Paraguay Website President of Paraguay Paraguay 
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The President of Paraguay (officially in Spanish Excelentisimo Señor Presidente de la República del Paraguay) is according to the Paraguayan Constitution the Chief of the Executive branch of the Government of Paraguay. Therefore, the President is the Head of State and the Head of Government of the Republic of Paraguay.
The workplace of the President of Paraguay is the Palacio de los López, in Asuncion. The Presidential Residence is Mburuvichá Roga House, also in Asuncion.
Once Presidents leave office, they are granted by the Paraguayan Constitution the speaking-but-non-voting position of Senator for life.
Contents
List of heads of state of Paraguay (1811-Present)
Non-party Colorado Liberal Revolutionary Febrerista Patriotic Alliance for Change
President Took office Left office Party Presidents of the Superior Governing Junta Junta[nb 1] 14 May 1811 17 June 1811 Non-party Fulgencio Yegros 
19 June 1811 12 October 1813 Non-party Consuls of the Republic José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
(1st consulship)
12 October 1813 12 February 1814 Non-party Fulgencio Yegros 12 February 1814 12 June 1814 Non-party José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
(2nd consulship)12 June 1814 3 October 1814 Non-party Supreme Dictator José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia 3 October 1814[nb 2] 20 September 1840 Non-party Presidents of the Provisional Junta Manuel Antonio Ortiz 
20 September 1840[nb 3] 22 January 1841 Non-party Juan José Medina 22 January 1841 9 February 1841 Non-party Mariano Roque Alonzo 9 February 1841 14 March 1841 Non-party Consuls of the Republic Carlos Antonio López and Mariano Roque Alonzo[nb 4] 14 March 1841 13 March 1844 Non-party Presidents of the Republic Carlos Antonio López 
14 March 1844 10 September 1862 Non-party Francisco Solano López 
10 September 1862[nb 5] 15 August 1869 Non-party Cirilo Antonio Rivarola
(1st presidency)
15 August 1869 31 August 1870 Non-party Facundo Machaín
(Acting President)31 August 1870 1 September 1870 Non-party Cirilo Antonio Rivarola
(2nd presidency)1 September 1870[nb 6] 18 December 1871 Non-party Salvador Jovellanos
(Acting President)18 December 1871 25 November 1874 Non-party Juan Bautista Gill 
25 November 1874 12 April 1877 Non-party Higinio Uriarte
(Acting President)12 April 1877 25 November 1878 Non-party Cándido Bareiro 25 November 1878 4 September 1880 Non-party Bernardino Caballero 4 September 1880[nb 7] 25 November 1886 Colorado Patricio Escobar 25 November 1886 25 November 1890 Colorado Juan Gualberto González 25 November 1890 9 June 1894 Colorado Marcos Morínigo
(Acting President)9 June 1894 25 November 1894 Colorado Juan Bautista Egusquiza 25 November 1894 25 November 1898 Colorado Emilio Aceval 25 November 1898 9 January 1902 Colorado Andrés Héctor Carvallo
(Acting President)9 January 1902 25 November 1902 Colorado Juan Antonio Escurra 25 November 1902 19 December 1904 Colorado Juan Bautista Gaona
(Acting President)19 December 1904 9 December 1905 Liberal Cecilio Báez
(Acting President)
9 December 1905 25 November 1906 Liberal Benigno Ferreira 
25 November 1906 4 July 1908 Liberal Emiliano González Navero
(Acting President; 1st presidency)4 July 1908 25 November 1910 Liberal Manuel Gondra
(1st presidency)25 November 1910 17 January 1911 Liberal Albino Jara
(Acting President)17 January 1911 5 July 1911 Liberal Liberato Marcial Rojas
(Acting President)5 July 1911 28 February 1912 Liberal Pedro Peña
(Acting President)28 February 1912 22 March 1912 Colorado Emiliano González Navero
(Acting President; 2nd presidency)22 March 1912 15 August 1912 Liberal Eduardo Schaerer 
15 August 1912 15 August 1916 Liberal Manuel Franco 
15 August 1916 5 June 1919 Liberal José Pedro Montero
(Acting President)5 June 1919 15 August 1920 Liberal Manuel Gondra
(2nd presidency)15 August 1920 7 November 1921 Liberal Eusebio Ayala
(Acting President; 1st presidency)
7 November 1921 12 April 1923 Liberal Eligio Ayala
(Acting President; 1st presidency)
12 April 1923 17 March 1924 Liberal Luis Alberto Riart
(Acting President)
17 March 1924 15 August 1924 Liberal Eligio Ayala
(2nd presidency)15 August 1924 15 August 1928 Liberal José Patricio Guggiari 15 August 1928 15 August 1932 Liberal Eusebio Ayala
(2nd presidency)15 August 1932 17 February 1936 Liberal Rafael Franco
(Acting President)20 February 1936 15 August 1937 Revolutionary Febrerista Félix Paiva 16 August 1937[nb 8] 15 August 1939 Liberal José Félix Estigarribia 15 August 1939 7 September 1940 Liberal Higinio Morínigo 
7 September 1940 3 June 1948 Non-party Juan Manuel Frutos
(Acting President)3 June 1948 15 August 1948 Colorado Juan Natalicio González 15 August 1948 30 January 1949 Colorado Raimundo Rolón
(Acting President)30 January 1949 26 February 1949 Colorado Felipe Molas López 27 February 1949[nb 9] 11 September 1949 Colorado Federico Chávez 11 September 1949[nb 10] 5 May 1954 Colorado Tomás Romero Pereira
(Acting President)5 May 1954 15 August 1954 Colorado Alfredo Stroessner 
15 August 1954 3 February 1989 Colorado Andrés Rodríguez 3 February 1989[nb 11] 15 August 1993 Colorado Juan Carlos Wasmosy 15 August 1993 15 August 1998 Colorado Raúl Cubas Grau 15 August 1998 28 March 1999 Colorado Luis Ángel González Macchi 28 March 1999 15 August 2003 Colorado Nicanor Duarte 
15 August 2003 15 August 2008 Colorado Fernando Lugo 
15 August 2008 Incumbent Patriotic Alliance
for ChangeNotes
- ^ Composed of the following leaders: Vicente Ignacio Iturbe Domínguez; Juan Valeriano de Zevallos; Fulgencio Yegros; Pedro Juan Caballero and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
- ^ From 6 June 1816, Francia would be styled as "Perpetual Supreme Dictator".
- ^ Ortiz would be formally sworn into office on 25 September 1840.
- ^ López and Alonzo would rule jointly, but were occasionally styled First Consul and Second Consul.
- ^ Acting President before 16 October 1862; continued to act as de facto President after deposition until his death on 1 March 1870.
- ^ Rivarola was Acting President until 25 November 1870.
- ^ Caballero was Acting President until 25 November 1882.
- ^ Paiva was Acting President until 12 October 1938.
- ^ Molas was Acting President until 12 October 1938.
- ^ Chávez was Acting President until 15 August 1953.
- ^ Rodríguez was Acting President until 15 May 1989.
See also
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