Cándido Bareiro
Cándido Pastor Bareiro Caballero (October 27, 1833, in Luque Paraguay – September 4, 1880, in Asuncion, Paraguay) was President of Paraguay from 27 November 1878 to 4 September 1880 and the leading politician of the post-war decade.
Cándido Pastor Bareiro Caballero | |
|---|---|
| 8th President of Paraguay | |
| In office November 25, 1878 – September 4, 1880 | |
| Vice President | Adolfo Saguier |
| Preceded by | Higinio Uriarte |
| Succeeded by | Bernardino Caballero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 27, 1833 Luque |
| Died | September 4, 1880 (aged 46) Asuncion |
| Nationality | Paraguayan |
Bareiro served as ambassador and commercial agent for the Paraguayan government of Francisco Solano López government in Europe.
During the last months of Paraguayan War he returned to Paraguay in 1869 and entered politics, where he started a political movement that would result in creation of the Colorado Party. A strong ally of General Bernardino Caballero, he was elected President in 1878 with Caballero's help and died from a stroke after two years in office.
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