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Juan Carlos Wasmosy
Juan Carlos Wasmosy
48th President of Paraguay
In office
August 15, 1993 – August 15, 1998
Preceded by Andrés Rodríguez
Succeeded by Raúl Cubas Grau
Born December 15, 1938 (1938-12-15) (age 69)
Asuncion, Paraguay
Political party Colorado Party

Juan Carlos Wasmosy Monti (born December 15, 1938) was the President of Paraguay from 1993 until 1998. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Andrés Rodríguez Pedotti ( June 19, 1923 - April 21, 1997) was the President of Paraguay from February 3, Raúl Alberto Cubas Grau (born August 23, 1943) is a Paraguayan politician Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Asunción (full name Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción) population 1212112 (2002 is the Capital and largest city of Paraguay. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only The National Republican Association – Colorado Party ( Asociación Nacional Republicana – Partido Colorado, ANR-PC is a Political party in Paraguay, Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) He was a member of the Colorado Party, and the country's first civilian president in 39 years. The National Republican Association – Colorado Party ( Asociación Nacional Republicana – Partido Colorado, ANR-PC is a Political party in Paraguay,

Born in Asunción, Paraguay, Wasmosy trained as a civil engineer and became head of the Paraguayan consortium working on the Itaipu Dam. Asunción (full name Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción) population 1212112 (2002 is the Capital and largest city of Paraguay. A civil engineer is a person who practices Civil engineering, one of the many engineering professions A consortium is an association of two or more individuals companies organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities with the objective of participating Itaipu ( Guarani: Itaipu, Portuguese: Itaipu, Spanish: Itaipú; itaiˈpu is a hydroelectric dam on During this project, he amassed a large amount of wealth. He served as minister of integration under President Andrés Rodríguez. Andrés Rodríguez Pedotti ( June 19, 1923 - April 21, 1997) was the President of Paraguay from February 3,

His ancestors (Dániel Vámosy and József Vámosy - who changed his name into Wamosy) immigrated to South America from Debrecen, Hungary in 1828. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Debrecen, (approximate pronunciation Deb-ret-sen known by alternative names) is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap at that time, the surname of the family was Vámosy. His relative, Alceu Wamosy (1895-1923), a famous Brazilian writer, is also from this ancestry. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Juan Carlos Wasmosy went to see the home town of his ancestors in 1995 at his official visiting in Hungary. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic

Rodríguez endorsed Wasmosy as his successor in the 1993 elections. He won with approximately 40 percent of the vote in what is generally acknowledged to be the first honest election in the country's history (the country had gained independence in 1811), with Domingo Laino finishing a close second. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Although there were confirmed cases of fraud, a team of international observers led by Jimmy Carter concluded that Wasmosy's margin of victory was large enough to offset any wrongdoing. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 Carter also noted that opposition candidates took 60 percent of the vote between them--a remarkable figure in a country where opposition had been barely tolerated for most of its history up to that point.

However, he became very unpopular when he appointed many of longtime dictator Alfredo Stroessner's supporters to government posts. Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda, whose name is also spelled Strössner or Strößner (November 3 1912 Encarnación - August 16 2006 Brasília He also failed to continue the limited reforms of Rodríguez.

Lino Oviedo, head of the Paraguayan army, attempted a coup in April of 1996. Lino César Oviedo Silva (born September 23, 1943) is a former Paraguayan army general and politician The armed forces of Paraguay consist of the Paraguayan Army, Navy (including Naval aviation and Marine corps) and Air force Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Wasmosy countered by offering Oviedo a ministerial position, but soon imprisoned him. In 1998, Raúl Cubas stood for the Colorado Party presidential nomination, his main policy being freeing Oviedo, and won. Raúl Alberto Cubas Grau (born August 23, 1943) is a Paraguayan politician

In 2002, Wasmosy was convicted of defrauding the Paraguayan state and was himself sentenced to four years in prison. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. [1] The sentence was later appealed.

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Preceded by
Andrés Rodríguez		 President of Paraguay
1993-1998		 Succeeded by
Raúl Cubas
Andrés Rodríguez Pedotti ( June 19, 1923 - April 21, 1997) was the President of Paraguay from February 3, Raúl Alberto Cubas Grau (born August 23, 1943) is a Paraguayan politician
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