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This article contains a list of heads of state of Paraguay since the beginning of its independence (1811) to the present day.

Background

After Paraguay proclaimed independence from the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, its first effective head of state was utopist José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, who ruled the country from 1814 until his death in 1840, with very little outside contact or influence.

Since the establishment of the office of President of the Republic in 1844, during the family dictatorship of the López family (1841–1870), Paraguay had 51 presidents. Between the end of the Paraguayan War in 1870 and the 1954 coup d'état, the country changed 44 presidents; 24 of them were removed from power by force. Eventually, Army General Alfredo Stroessner, supported by the Armed Forces and the right-wing Colorado Party, seized power in the 1954 coup d'état. Relying on the military and the party as the "twin pillars" of his rule, and ruling in the single-party system until 1962, Stroessner was elected for eight consecutive terms before being ousted from power in the 1989 coup d'état. His 35-year-long rule was one of the longest in history by a non-royal leader.

Non-presidential heads of state (1811–1844)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Notes
Bernardo de Velasco retrato.jpg
Dictador Francia por Alborno.jpg
Juan Valeriano Cevallos.jpg
Bernardo de Velasco

José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia

Juan Valeriano de Zevallos
16 May 1811 17 June 1811 Governor Intendants.
Fulgencio Yegros.jpg Fulgencio Yegros
(1780–1821)
17 June 1811 12 October 1813 President of the Superior Governing Junta.
Dictador Francia por Alborno.jpg José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
(1766–1840)
12 October 1813 12 February 1814 Consul of the Republic.
Fulgencio Yegros.jpg Fulgencio Yegros
(1780–1821)
12 February 1814 12 June 1814 Consul of the Republic.
Dictador Francia por Alborno.jpg José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
(1766–1840)
12 June 1814 3 October 1814 Consul of the Republic.
3 October 1814 30 May 1816 Supreme Dictator.
30 May 1816 20 September 1840 Perpetual Dictator. Died in office.
Manuel Antonio Ortiz.jpg Manuel Antonio Ortiz
(?–?)
20 September 1840 21 January 1841 President of the Provisional Junta.
Juan José Medina 2.jpg Juan José Medina.jpg Juan José Medina

José Gabriel Benítez

José Domingo Ocampos
21 January 1841 9 February 1841 Triumvirate.
Mariano Roque Alonso.jpg Mariano Roque Alonso
(1792–1853)
9 February 1841 12 March 1841 General Commander of Arms.
Presidente Carlos Antonio Lopez.jpg Mariano Roque Alonso.jpg Carlos Antonio López

Mariano Roque Alonso
12 March 1841 13 March 1844 Consuls of the Republic.

Presidents (1844–present)

List of presidents of the United States from 1789 – till date.
No. Portrait Name Term Party Election Vice President
1 Carlos Antonio López
(1792–1862)
13 March 1844

10 September 1862
Unaffiliated Mariano González

Vacant from 1846 to 1862


Francisco Solano López

2 Francisco Solano López
(1827–1870)
10 September 1862

1 March 1870
Unaffiliated Domingo Francisco Sánchez
3 Facundo Machaín
(1845–1877)
31 August 1870

September 1, 1870
Unaffiliated Vacant throughout
presidency
4 Cirilo Antonio Rivarola
(1832–1878)
1 September 1870

18 December 1871
Unaffiliated 1870 Cayo Miltos

Salvador Jovellanos

5 Salvador Jovellanos
(1833–1881)
18 December 1871

November 25, 1874
Unaffiliated Vacant throughout
presidency
6 Juan Baustista Gill
(1840–1877)
25 November 1874

12 April 1877
Unaffiliated 1874 Higinio Uriarte
7 Higinio Uriarte
(1843–1909)
12 April 1877

25 November 1878
Unaffiliated Vacant throughout
presidency
8 Cándido Bareiro
(1834–1880)
25 November 1878

4 September 1880
Unaffiliated 1878 Adolfo Saguier
9 Bernardino Caballero
(1839–1912)
4 September 1880

25 November 1886
Unaffiliated

1882

Vacant

Juan Antonio Jara

10 Patricio Escobar
(1843–1912)
25 November 1886

25 November 1890
Colorado

(from 1887)

1886 José del Rosario Miranda
11 Juan Gualberto González
(1851–1912)
25 November 1890

9 June 1894
Colorado 1890 Marcos Morínigo
12 Marcos Morínigo
(1848–1901)
9 June 1894

25 November 1894
Colorado Vacant throughout
presidency
13 Juan Bautista Egusquiza
(1845–1902)
25 November 1894

25 November 1898
Colorado 1894 Facundo Ynsfrán Caballero
14 Emilio Aceval
(1851–1931)
25 November 1898

9 January 1902
Colorado 1898 Andrés Héctor Carvallo
15 Andrés Héctor Carvallo
(1862–1934)
9 January 1902

25 November 1902
Colorado Vacant throughout
presidency
16 Juan Antonio Escurra
(1859–1929)
25 November 1902

19 December 1904
Colorado 1902 Manuel Domínguez
17 Juan Bautista Gaona
(1845–1932)
19 December 1904

9 December 1905
Liberal Vacant throughout
presidency
18 Cecilio Báez
(1862–1941)
9 December 1905

25 November 1906
Liberal Vacant throughout
presidency
19 Benigno Ferreira
(1846–1920)
25 November 1806

4 July 1908
Liberal 1806 Emiliano González Navero
20 Emiliano González Navero
(1861–1841)
4 July 1908

25 November 1910
Liberal Vacant throughout
presidency
21 Manuel Gondra
(1872–1927)
25 November 1910

17 January 1911
Liberal 1910 Juan Bautista Gaona
22 Albino Jara
(1877–1912)
17 January 1911

5 July 1911
Liberal Vacant throughout
presidency
23 Liberato Marcial Rojas
(1870–1922)
5 July 1911

28 February 1912
Liberal Vacant throughout
presidency
24 Pedro Pablo Peña
(1864–1943)
28 February 1912

22 March 1912
Colorado Vacant throughout
presidency
(20) Emiliano González Navero
(1861–1841)
22 March 1912

15 August 1912
Liberal Vacant throughout
presidency
25 Eduardo Schaerer
(1873–1941)
15 August 1912

15 August 1916
Liberal 1912 Pedro Bobadilla
26 Manuel Franco
(1871–1919)
15 August 1916

5 June 1919
Liberal 1916 José Pedro Montero
27 José Pedro Montero
(1878–1927)
5 June 1919

15 August 1920
Liberal Vacant throughout
presidency
(21) Manuel Gondra
(1872–1927)
15 August 1920

7 November 1921
Liberal 1920 Félix Paiva
28 Eusebio Ayala
(1875–1942)
7 November 1921

12 April 1923
Liberal Vacant throughout
presidency
29 Eligio Ayala
(1878–1930)
12 April 1923

17 March 1924
Liberal Vacant throughout
presidency
30 Luis Alberto Riart
(1880–1953)
17 March 1924

15 August 1924
Liberal Vacant throughout
presidency
(29) Eligio Ayala
(1878–1930)
15 August 1924

15 August 1928
Liberal 1924 Manuel Burgos
31 José Patricio Guggiari
(1884–1957)
15 August 1928

15 August 1932
Liberal 1928 Emiliano González Navero
(28) Eusebio Ayala
(1875–1942)
15 August 1932

17 February 1936
Liberal 1932 Raúl Casal Ribeiro
32 Rafael Franco
(1896–1973)
17 February 1936

15 August 1937
Unaffiliated Vacant throughout
presidency
33 Félix Paiva
(1877–1965)
15 August 1937

15 August 1939
Liberal Vacant throughout
presidency
34 José Félix Estigarribia
(1888–1940)
15 August 1939

7 September 1940
Unaffiliated

(from 1940)

1939 Luis Alberto Riart

Position abolished

35 Higinio Morínigo
(1897–1983)
7 September 1940

3 June 1948
Unaffiliated

1943

Position abolished
36 Juan Manuel Frutos
(1879–1960)
3 June 1948

15 August 1948
Colorado Position abolished
37 Juan Natalicio González
(1897–1966)
15 August 1948

30 January 1949
Colorado 1948 Position abolished
38 Raimundo Rolón
(1903–1981)
30 January 1949

26 February 1949
Colorado Position abolished
39 Felipe Molas López
(1901–1954)
26 February 1949

11 September 1949
Colorado

1949

Position abolished
40 Federico Chaves
(1882–1978)
11 September 1949

4 May 1954
Colorado

1950


1953

Position abolished
41 Tomás Romero Pereira
(1886–1982)
4 May 1954

15 August 1954
Colorado Position abolished
42 Alfredo Stroessner
(1912–2006)
15 August 1954

3 February 1989
Colorado 1954

1958


1963


1968


1973


1978


1983


1988

Position abolished
43 Andrés Rodríguez
(1923–1997)
3 February 1989

15 August 1993
Colorado 1989 Position abolished
44 Juan Carlos Wasmosy
(b. 1938)
15 August 1993

15 August 1998
Colorado 1993 Ángel Seifart
45 Raúl Cubas
(b. 1943)
15 August 1998

28 March 1999
Colorado 1998 Luis María Argaña
46 Luis González Macchi
(b. 1947)
28 March 1999

15 August 2003
Colorado Vacant

Julio César Franco


Vacant

47 Nicanor Duarte Frutos
(b. 1956)
15 August 2003

15 August 2008
Colorado 2003 Luis Castiglioni

Francisco Oviedo

48 Fernando Lugo
(b. 1951)
15 August 2008

22 June 2012
Christian

Democrat

(APC)

2008 Federico Franco
49 Federico Franco
(b. 1962)
22 June 2012

15 August 2013
Liberal Oscar Denis
50 Horacio Cartes
(b. 1956)
15 August 2013

15 August 2018
Colorado 2013 Juan Afara

Alicia Pucheta

51 Mario Abdo
(b. 1971)
15 August 2018

15 August 2023
Colorado 2018 Hugo Velázquez
52 Photographic portrait of Joe Biden Santiago Peña
(b. 1978)
15 August 2023

Incumbent
Colorado 2023 Pedro Alliana

Timeline

Santiago Peña Mario Abdo Benítez Horacio Cartes Federico Franco Fernando Lugo Nicanor Duarte Luis Ángel González Macchi Raúl Cubas Juan Carlos Wasmosy Andrés Rodríguez Alfredo Stroessner Tomás Romero Pereira Federico Chaves Felipe Molas López Raimundo Rolón Juan Natalicio González Juan Manuel Frutos Higinio Morínigo José Félix Estigarribia Rafael Franco José Patricio Guggiari Luis Alberto Riart Eligio Ayala Eusebio Ayala Félix Paiva José Pedro Montero Manuel Franco Eduardo Schaerer Pedro Pablo Peña Alfredo Aponte Mario Uscher Marcos Caballero Codas Liberato Marcial Rojas Albino Jara Manuel Gondra Emiliano González Navero Benigno Ferreira Cecilio Báez Juan Bautista Gaona Juan Antonio Escurra Andrés Héctor Carvallo Emilio Aceval Juan Bautista Egusquiza Marcos Morínigo Juan Gualberto González Patricio Escobar Bernardino Caballero Cándido Bareiro Higinio Uriarte Juan Bautista Gill Salvador Jovellanos Facundo Machaín José Díaz de Bedoya Carlos Loizaga Cirilo Antonio Rivarola Francisco Solano López Carlos Antonio López Mariano Roque Alonzo José Campos José Gabriel Benítez Juan José Medina Manuel Antonio Ortiz Fulgencio Yegros Juan Valeriano de Zevallos José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia Bernardo de Velasco

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