Federico Chaves
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Federico Chaves | |
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 Chaves in 1950 | |
| 40th President of Paraguay | |
| In office 10 September 1949 – 4 May 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Felipe Molas |
| Succeeded by | Tomás Romero (interim president) |
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| Born | Federico Chaves Careaga 15 February 1882 Paraguarí, Paraguay |
| Died | 24 April 1978 (aged 96) Asunción, Paraguay |
| Political party | Colorado Party |
Federico Chaves Careaga (February 15, 1882[1] – April 24, 1978) was a Paraguayan politician and soldier who served as President of Paraguay from September 10, 1949, to May 4, 1954. He was a member of the Colorado Party.
Early life
[edit]Chaves was born on February 15, 1882, in Paraguarí. His parents were the Portuguese Federico Chaves and his wife Felicia Careaga, from Guaira, Paraguay.[2]
Political history
[edit]Chaves, who received his law degree in 1905, was a longtime leader of the right-of-centre National Republican Association, better known as the Colorado Party.[3] When his party served in a coalition government in 1946, Chaves was appointed to the Supreme Court. He served as Paraguay's foreign minister from 1947.[3] He was elected in April 1949 as President of the Chamber of Representatives,[4][5][6] and kept that post until he became president in September 1949. He was elected for a three-year term in 1950 and later reelected in 1953. When Chaves tried to strengthen his regime by arming the national police in 1954, a coup d'état led by General Alfredo Stroessner on May 4 ended his administration.
Death
[edit]Chaves died on 24 April 1978 at the age of 96 in the city of Asunción, from natural causes. He was buried with full state honours; Stroessner attended the services. From the death of Ecuadorian President Isidro Ayora on 22 March 1978 until his own death, he was the oldest living state leader.
References
[edit]- ^ Paredes, Roberto (2008). "Por qué cayó el Partido Colorado".
- ^ *Crónica Histórica Ilustrada del Paraguay III. Distribuidora Quevedo de Ediciones. 1998. ISBN 987-9246-03-9.
- ^ a b Hilton, Ronald (1948). Who's who in Latin America. Vol. 5 (3 ed.). p. 200.
- ^ Talesca, Ignacio (August 2015). Historia del Paraguay. Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Chile. ISBN 9789995390778.
- ^ Archived copy Archived 2021-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Archived copy Archived 2021-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
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