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Fulgencio Yegros (1811)

José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (12 October 1813 - 12 February 1814)

Fulgencio Yegros (12 February 1814 - 12 June 1814)

José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (12 June 1814 - 20 September 1840)

Manuel Antonio Ortiz (20 September 1840 - 22 January 1841)

Juan José Medina (22 January 1841 - 9 February 1841)

Mariano Roque Alonzo (9 February 1841 - 14 March 1841)

Mariano Roque Alonzo with Carlos Antonio López (14 March 1841 - 13 March 1844)

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Carlos Antonio López (March 14 1844 - September 10 1862), nephew of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, died in office

Francisco Solano López (September 10 1862 - March 1 1870), illegitimate son of the wife of Carlos Antonio López, killed in battle

Triumvirate:

Cirilo Antonio Rivarola (March 1 1870 - December 10 1870)

Carlos Loizaga (March 1 1870 - December 10 1870)

José Díaz de Bedoza (November 1870 - December 10 1870)

Cirilo Antonio Rivarola (December 10 1870 - December 12 1871)

Salvador Jovellanos (December 12 1871 - November 25 1874)

Juan Bautista Gill (November 25 1874 - April 12 1877)

Higinio Uriate (April 12 1877 - November 25 1878)

Cándido Barreiro (November 27 1878 - September 1880)

Adolfo Saguier (September 1880 - November 25 1881)

Gen. Bernardino Caballero (November 25 1881 - November 25 1886)

Patricio Escobar (November 25 1886 - September 25 1890)

Juan Gualberto González (September 25 1890 - June 1894)

Marcos Moringo (June 1894 - November 25 1894)

Juan Bautista Eguzquiza (November 25 1894 - November 25 1898)

Emilio Aceval (November 25 1898 - January 9 1902), died in office

Héctor Carvallo (January 9 1902 - November 25 1902)

Juan Antonio Escurra (November 25 1902 - August 11 1904)

Juan Gaona (coup October 18 1904 - December 8 1905)

Dr Cecilio Báez (coup December 8 1905 - November 25 1906)

Dr Benigno Ferreira (November 25 1906 - July 4 1908)

Emiliano González Navero (coup July 5 1908 - November 25 1910)

Dr Manuel Gondra (November 25 1910 - January 11 1911)

Col. Albino Jara (coup January 19 1911 - July 5 1911)

Liberato Marcial Rojas (coup July 6 1911 - December 1911)

Dr Pedro Peña (coup January 1 1912 - March 25 1912)

Emiliano Gonzalez Navero (March 25 1912 - August 15 1912), provisional

Eduardo Schaerer (August 15 1912 - August 15 1916), first to serve full term since Lopez 1870

Dr Manuel Franco (August 15 1916 - June 5 1919), died in office

Dr José P. Montero (June 7 1919 - August 15 1920)

Dr Manuel Gondra (August 15 1920 - October 31 1921), forced to resign

Dr Félix Paiva (October 31 1921 - November 3 1921)

Dr Eusebio Ayala (coup November 3 1921 - April 1 1923), resigned

Dr Eligio Ayala (April 1 1923 - April 12 1924), provisional

Dr Luis Riart (April 12 1924 - August 15 1924), provisional

Dr Eligio Ayala (August 15 1924 - August 15 1928)

Dr José Patricio Gugguiari (August 15 1928 - October 26 1931)

Emiliano González Navero (October 26 1931 - January 28 1932)

Dr José Patricio Gugguiari (January 28 1932 - August 15 1932)

Dr Eusebio Ayala (August 15 1932 - February 17 1936), deposed

Col. Rafael Franco (coup February 18 1936 - August 13 1937)

Dr Felix Paiva (coup August 15 1937 - August 15 1939)

Gen. José Félix Estigarribia (August 15 1939 - September 7 1940), died in a plane crash

Gen. Higinio Morinigo (September 7 1940 - June 3 1948), seized absolute power and ruled by decree from December 7 1940. Resigned and went into exile in Argentina, following coup

Gen. Dr Juan Manuel Frutos (June 3 1948 - August 15 1948), provisional

Dr Juan Natalico González (August 15 1948 - December 30 1948), deposed by coup

Gen. Raimundo Rolon (January 30 1949 - February 27 1949)

Dr Felipe Molas López (February 27 1949 - September 10 1949), resigned

Dr Federico Chaves (September 10 1949 - May 5 1954), resigned

Tomás Romero Pereira (May 5 1954 - August 15 1954), interim

Gen. Alfredo Stroessner (August 15 1954 - February 3 1989)

Gen. Andrés Rodríguez (coup February 3 1989 - August 15 1993)

Juan Carlos Wasmosy (August 15 1993 - August 15 1998)

Raúl Cubas Grau (August 15 1998 - March 29 1999), resigned following implication in assassination of his vice president

Luis Ángel González Macchi (March 30 1999 - August 15 2003)

Nicanor Duarte Frutos (elected August 15 2003), current president