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Events in the year 1940 in Paraguay .
The history of Paraguay encompasses thousands of years of human habitation.
José Félix Estigarribia Insaurralde was a Paraguayan military officer, politician and leader. He was Commander in Chief of the Paraguayan Army in campaign during the Chaco War (1932–1935), and later served as President of Paraguay from August 15, 1939, until his death in a plane crash on September 7, 1940.
Higinio Nicolás Morínigo Martínez was a military officer, politician and Paraguayan dictator. He participated in the Chaco War (1932–1935) as a prominent officer of the Paraguayan Army. After the war he was appointed Chief of the Cabinet of the Ministry of War and Navy during the presidency of Félix Paiva. He was Minister of the Interior between January and August 1939, then appointed Minister of War and Navy and promoted to brigadier general in May 1940 during the government of José Félix Estigarribia. When the latter died in a plane crash a few months later. Morínigo became President of Paraguay, a position he would hold until 1948.
The Paraguayan Civil War was a civil war in Paraguay that lasted from 7 March to 20 August 1947.
Eusebio Ayala was an intellectual and statesman, and President of Paraguay from 7 November 1921 to 12 April 1923 and again from 15 August 1932 to 17 February 1936. He was a member of the Liberal Party. He was overthrown by Rafael Franco.
José Patricio Guggiari Corniglione was a Paraguayan politician by the Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico.
Juan Manuel Frutos was a Paraguayan lawyer and politician. He served as the 36th President of Paraguay on a provisional basis, from June 3, 1948, to August 15, 1948. Holding the position of President of the Supreme Court of Justice, he assumed as Provisional President of Paraguay after the resignation of Higinio Morinigo.
Juan Natalicio González Paredes was a Paraguayan poliician and poet who served as President of Paraguay from 15 August 1948 to 30 January 1949.
Felipe Benigno Molas López was 39th President of Paraguay from February 27, 1949 – September 10, 1949, when he resigned.
Hérib Campos Cervera (1905-1953) was a Paraguayan poet and writer.
Efraím Cardozo (1906–1973) was a Paraguayan politician and historian.
Julio César Chaves was a Paraguayan historian. He had an important role in the Chaco War as a disseminator of information and propaganda, and was also a professor, diplomat and politician.
Below is a timeline of the history of Paraguay:
In the Hell of Chaco is an Argentine black-and-white, silent documentary directed and filmed by Roque Funes from his own script. It premiered on 21 December 1932.
This is a list of foreign ministers of Paraguay from 1846 to the present day.
La Tribuna was one of the most important daily newspapers in Paraguay's history. It was founded in 1925 in Asunción by Eduardo Schaerer, and was the country's leading newspaper for five decades. La Tribuna was the first Paraguayan paper to be widely published across the country. Politically, La Tribuna was positioned between liberalism and traditional national politics. It opposed especially the dictatorial regimes of Higinio Morínigo and Alfredo Stroessner. During these dictatorial regimes, the editors became the target of persecution. Their crusade in favor of the Free Press in Paraguay gained attention abroad. In 1953, the newspaper's director, Arturo Schaerer, received the María Moors Cabot Prize from Columbia University.
Arturo Oscar Schaerer Heisecke was a Paraguayan businessman, publisher and journalist. He was the son of the 25. President of Paraguay, Eduardo Schaerer and grandson of Swiss colonizer Santiago Schaerer.
February Revolution in Paraguay was a military coup d’état on February 17, 1936 that brought to power colonel Rafael Franco. The Revolution marked the end of Liberal Party rule in Paraguay and started the ascendancy of military dictatorships that lasted for more than half a century.
Carmen Casco de Lara Castro was a Paraguayan teacher, women's and human rights advocate, and politician. She established one of the first independent human rights organizations in Latin America and fought for both women's equality and an end to state-sponsored terrorism under the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner. She was influential in passing legislation for pay equity and maternity rights, as well as securing the repeal of laws curtailing basic human rights.