Ruler · 1766 – 1840

José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia

Lived 1766 – 1840; politician. President of Paraguay (Paraguay), 1813 – 1814.

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Lived: 1766 – 1840; 74 years
In office: 1 year; one reign
Lines: 1; Paraguay
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

President of Paraguay

Paraguay · the 1st of 55 dated reigns · 1813 – 2023

José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia1813 – 1814

Manuel Antonio Ortiz1840 – 1841

Carlos Antonio López1844 – 1862

Francisco Solano López1862 – 1870

51 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1813 – 1814 · 1 year · came to it aged 47

Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

On 1 August, he resigned because of the army's dominance over Congress.

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