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Juan Antonio Jara (1845-1887), vice-president of Paraguay Ramón Jiménez Gaona (born 1969), former track and field athlete Juliana (died c. 1542), 16th-century Guaraní rebel
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. [2]
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ɣasˈpaɾ roˈðɾiɣes ðe ˈfɾansia]) (6 January 1766 – 20 September 1840) was a Paraguayan lawyer and politician, and the first dictator (1814–1840) of Paraguay [1] following its 1811 independence from the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
Paraguayan Americans (Spanish: paraguayo-americano, norteamericano de origen paraguayo or estadounidense de origen paraguayo) are Americans of Paraguayan descent.. The Paraguayan population in the United States at the 2010 Census was 24,933.
Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda (Spanish: [alˈfɾeðo esˈtɾosneɾ]; 3 November 1912 – 16 August 2006) was a Paraguayan army officer, politician, and dictator who served as President of Paraguay from 15 August 1954 until his overthrow from power on 3 February 1989.
A famous model and actress in Paraguay, Riquelme rose to international prominence during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [2] A supporter of both the Paraguay national football team and the club Cerro Porteño, she was first pictured in international media celebrating a goal during the game between Paraguay and Slovakia with her Nokia mobile phone between her breasts and she was wearing a T-shirt with ...
Leoz was born in Asunción-Pirizal, Paraguay. His childhood was spent in Pirizal, in the industrial complex of Carlos Casado, near the Paraguay River, Puerto Casado today is known as Puerto La Victoria. From 1940 to 1950, Leoz was a sports journalist in radio and newspapers.
It has been generally accepted that Barrios was born in San Juan Bautista, Paraguay, [2] although the baptismal document in the book of registries in the cathedral of that city does not give his place of birth and several biographers and authorities present evidence that he was actually born in nearby Villa Florida, Misiones, on the Tebicuary River, 30 km to the north [citation needed]; [3 ...