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José Félix Estigarribia

1888 - 1940

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José Félix Estigarribia Insaurralde (21 February 1888 – 7 September 1940) was a Paraguayan military officer and politician who served as the 34th President of Paraguay from 1939 until his death in a plane crash on September 7, 1940. He is most remembered for his role as commander in chief of the Paraguayan Army during the Chaco War, which resulted in an upset victory for Paraguay. He is recognized for being one of the military officers of the Paraguayan Army who led Paraguay to victory in the Chaco War against Bolivia, having been a prominent military strategist during the armed conflict and considered a war hero. During his life he reached the rank of lieutenant general, being posthumously promoted to field marshal shortly after his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Félix Estigarribia is the 8,872nd most popular politician (up from 9,389th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Paraguay (up from 13th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Paraguayan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Félix Estigarribia ranks 8,872 out of 19,576. Before him are Sergio Balanzino, Pandarus, Ferdinand von Bredow, Petru Rareș, Kamo, and Ghulam Ishaq Khan. After him are John Doukas, Roger III of Sicily, Thyra, Tato, Akhtar Mansour, and Matti Vanhanen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, José Félix Estigarribia ranks 93. Before him are Alphonse Juin, Fritz Reiner, Lead Belly, Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Richard Courant, and Jean Wahl. After him are Chōjun Miyagi, Odile Defraye, Victor Goldschmidt, Paul Ramadier, Léon Scieur, and Richard Kohn. Among people deceased in 1940, José Félix Estigarribia ranks 77. Before him are Alfred Loisy, Ivane Javakhishvili, Thomas Heath, Olga Boznańska, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, and Lewis Hine. After him are Alfred Fowler, Udham Singh, K. B. Hedgewar, Madeleine Astor, Cai Yuanpei, and Arthur Rostron.

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In Paraguay

Among people born in Paraguay, José Félix Estigarribia ranks 11 out of 203. Before him are Fernando Lugo (1951), Carlos Antonio López (1792), Augusto Roa Bastos (1917), Horacio Cartes (1956), Agustín Barrios (1885), and Arsenio Erico (1915). After him are Juan Carlos Wasmosy (1938), Julio César Romero (1960), Andrés Rodríguez (1923), Manuel Fleitas Solich (1900), Raúl Cubas Grau (1943), and Federico Franco (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In Paraguay

Among politicians born in Paraguay, José Félix Estigarribia ranks 7. Before him are Alfredo Stroessner (1912), Francisco Solano López (1827), José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766), Fernando Lugo (1951), Carlos Antonio López (1792), and Horacio Cartes (1956). After him are Juan Carlos Wasmosy (1938), Andrés Rodríguez (1923), Raúl Cubas Grau (1943), Federico Franco (1962), Eusebio Ayala (1875), and Nicanor Duarte (1956).

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