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Higinio Morínigo

1897 - 1983

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Higinio Nicolás Morínigo Martínez (11 January 1897 – 27 January 1983) was a Paraguayan military officer and politician who served as the 35th president of Paraguay from 1940 to 1948, ruling as a military dictator. Born to a mestizo family, Morínigo pursued a military career, serving as a prominent officer of the Paraguayan Army during the Chaco War. After the war he served in the cabinet of liberal President Félix Paiva. In May 1940, Morínigo was appointed Minister of War by President José Félix Estigarribia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Higinio Morínigo is the 13,896th most popular politician (down from 13,214th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Paraguay (down from 31st in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Paraguayan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Higinio Morínigo ranks 13,896 out of 19,576. Before him are Edward I, Count of Bar, Leopold of Styria, Stephen Allen Benson, Anatoly Pepelyayev, Puzur-Ashur II, and Erling Skakke. After him are Manuel Dorrego, Stasanor, Roman Golovchenko, José Luis Tejada Sorzano, István Bibó, and Alexander Lebedev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Higinio Morínigo ranks 213. Before him are Francisco Mignone, Diego Abad de Santillán, Alexander Lernet-Holenia, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Shovkat Mammadova, and Fletcher Henderson. After him are Fausto Acke, Karl Decker, Harald Sæverud, Pedro Vallana, C. B. van Niel, and Miguel Fleta. Among people deceased in 1983, Higinio Morínigo ranks 163. Before him are Gyula Illyés, Paavo Johansson, Émile Veinante, Miquel Crusafont i Pairó, Rudolf Wolters, and Marguerite Broquedis. After him are Nils Engdahl, Valentín González, Jānis Ivanovs, Bill Brandt, Luís Mesquita de Oliveira, and Bep Voskuijl.

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In Paraguay

Among people born in Paraguay, Higinio Morínigo ranks 35 out of 203. Before him are Aurelio González (1905), Rafael Franco (1896), Delfín Benítez Cáceres (1910), Mario Abdo Benítez (1971), Ángel Berni (1931), and Cándido Bareiro (1833). After him are Juan Bautista Gill (1840), Salvador Jovellanos (1833), Higinio Uriarte (1843), Luis Vargas Peña (1905), Emilio Aceval (1853), and Patricio Escobar (1843).

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Among POLITICIANS In Paraguay

Among politicians born in Paraguay, Higinio Morínigo ranks 22. Before him are Luis Ángel González Macchi (1947), Fulgencio Yegros (1780), Federico Chávez (1882), Rafael Franco (1896), Mario Abdo Benítez (1971), and Cándido Bareiro (1833). After him are Juan Bautista Gill (1840), Salvador Jovellanos (1833), Higinio Uriarte (1843), Emilio Aceval (1853), Patricio Escobar (1843), and Tomás Romero Pereira (1886).

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