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Francisco Solano López

1827 - 1870

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Francisco Solano López Carrillo (24 July 1827 or 1826 – 1 March 1870) was a Paraguayan statesman, military officer and politician who served as President of Paraguay between 1862 and 1870, of which he served mostly during the Paraguayan War (1864–1870). He succeeded his father Carlos Antonio López as the second president of Paraguay. He is the only Paraguayan president to have been killed in action. He is one of only two Paraguayans to have received the rank of Marshal, along with José Félix Estigarribia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Solano López is the 2,279th most popular politician (down from 1,957th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Paraguay and the 2nd most popular Paraguayan Politician.

Francisco Solano López was the president of Paraguay from 1862-1870. He is most famous for his involvement in the War of the Triple Alliance, which was a war between Paraguay and its neighbors, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francisco Solano López ranks 2,279 out of 19,576. Before him are Hanno the Great, Ivan I of Moscow, Abd al-Karim Qasim, Bertie Ahern, Vasily II of Moscow, and Nadezhda Alliluyeva. After him are Phorcys, Edward Rydz-Śmigły, Louis the Younger, Nabopolassar, Antanas Smetona, and Vittorio Emanuele Orlando.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1827, Francisco Solano López ranks 6. Before him are Joseph Lister, Johanna Spyri, Arnold Böcklin, Josef Strauss, and Ellen G. White. After him are Marcellin Berthelot, Heonjong of Joseon, Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia, Deodoro da Fonseca, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, and William Holman Hunt. Among people deceased in 1870, Francisco Solano López ranks 9. Before him are Prosper Mérimée, Robert E. Lee, Frédéric Bazille, Josef Strauss, Comte de Lautréamont, and Alexander Herzen. After him are Ferdinand von Wrangel, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Gabriel Lamé, Saverio Mercadante, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, and Princess Louise of Prussia.

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In Paraguay

Among people born in Paraguay, Francisco Solano López ranks 2 out of 203. Before him are Alfredo Stroessner (1912). After him are José Luis Chilavert (1965), José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766), Fernando Lugo (1951), Carlos Antonio López (1792), Augusto Roa Bastos (1917), Horacio Cartes (1956), Agustín Barrios (1885), Arsenio Erico (1915), José Félix Estigarribia (1888), and Juan Carlos Wasmosy (1938).

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Among POLITICIANS In Paraguay

Among politicians born in Paraguay, Francisco Solano López ranks 2. Before him are Alfredo Stroessner (1912). After him are José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766), Fernando Lugo (1951), Carlos Antonio López (1792), Horacio Cartes (1956), José Félix Estigarribia (1888), Juan Carlos Wasmosy (1938), Andrés Rodríguez (1923), Raúl Cubas Grau (1943), Federico Franco (1962), and Eusebio Ayala (1875).

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