1954 Paraguayan presidential election explained

Election Name:1954 Paraguayan general election
Country:Paraguay
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1953 Paraguayan general election
Previous Year:1953
Election Date:11 July 1954
Next Election:1958 Paraguayan general election
Next Year:1958
Candidate1:Alfredo Stroessner
Party1:Colorado Party (Paraguay)
Popular Vote1:236,191
Percentage1:100%
President
Before Party:Colorado Party (Paraguay)
Posttitle:President-elect
After Election:Alfredo Stroessner
After Party:Colorado Party (Paraguay)

Presidential elections were held in Paraguay on 11 July 1954,[1] following a military coup on 8 May 1954 which toppled Federico Chávez who had been re-elected the previous year. At the time, the Colorado Party was the only legally permitted party. Alfredo Stroessner, who had led the coup, ran as the Colorado candidate in a special election for the remainder of Chávez' term, and was elected unopposed.[2] [3] [4]

This was the first of Stroessner's eight consecutive election victories.[5]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. http://countrystudies.us/paraguay/56.htm Opposition Parties
  3. Nohlen, p434
  4. Book: A History of Political Murder in Latin America: Killing the Messengers of Change. W. John Green. SUNY Press. 2015. 9781438456652. 265.
  5. Web site: 2006-08-17. Obituary: General Alfredo Stroessner. 2020-09-16. the Guardian. en.