Félix Paiva Explained

Félix Paiva
Order:28th
Office:President of Paraguay
Term Start:15 August 1937
Term End:15 August 1939
Predecessor:Rafael Franco
Successor:José Félix Estigarribia
Term Start1:29 October 1921
Term End1:7 November 1921
Predecessor1:Manuel Gondra
Successor1:Eusebio Ayala
Order2:15th
Office2:Vice President of Paraguay
President2:Manuel Gondra
Term Start2:15 August 1920
Term End2:29 October 1921
Predecessor2:José Pedro Montero (1919)
Successor2:Manuel Burgos (1924)
Birth Date:21 February 1877
Birth Place:Caazapá, Paraguay
Death Place:Asunción, Paraguay
Party:Liberal Party

Félix Paiva (21 February 1877, Caazapá, Caazapá Department – 2 November 1965, Asunción) was a Paraguayan politician from the Liberal Party.

He studied law and worked as university teacher, dean of the National University of Asuncion and president of the Supreme Court. In his political career he was a minister in many occasions, Vice President of Paraguay between 1920 and 1921,[1] and also President of Paraguay from 15 August 1937 to 15 August 1939.

He became president after the overthrow of Rafael Franco. In his term he restored the Constitution of 1870. On 10 October 1938, the Congress of Paraguay confirmed Paiva as provisional president. He signed a peace agreement with Bolivia in 1938, which concluded the Chaco War.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vicepresidencia de la Republica. https://web.archive.org/web/20120629113011/http://www.vicepresidencia.gov.py/?categoria=11&t=galeria-de-vicepresidentes. dead. June 29, 2012. June 29, 2012.