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José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia

1766 - 1840

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José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ɣasˈpaɾ roˈðɾiɣes ðe ˈfɾansia]) (6 January 1766 – 20 September 1840), also known as Doctor Francia or to Paraguayans of his time as Karai Guasu (in Guaraní, means "Great Lord"), was a Paraguayan lawyer, politician, statesman and the first dictator (1814–1840) of Paraguay following its 1811 independence from the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. His official title was "Supreme and Perpetual Dictator of Paraguay", but he was popularly known as El Supremo. He is considered to be the chief ideologue and political leader of the faction that advocated for the full independence of Paraguay from the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and from the Empire of Brazil. Under his dictatorship, he isolated Paraguay from the external world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia is the 4,463rd most popular politician (down from 4,206th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Paraguay and the 3rd most popular Paraguayan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia ranks 4,463 out of 19,576. Before him are Hans Modrow, Thomas of Bosnia, Emperor Qianshao of Han, Adela of France, Hisham II, and Giovanni Leone. After him are Sobhuza II, Rodney Williams, Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse, Zoe Karbonopsina, Alberic II of Spoleto, and Gracia Mendes Nasi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1766, José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia ranks 12. Before him are Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy, Nikolay Karamzin, Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, Franz Xaver Süssmayr, William Hyde Wollaston, and Johanna Schopenhauer. After him are Maine de Biran, Rodolphe Kreutzer, Dominique Jean Larrey, Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, John Farey Sr., and Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin. Among people deceased in 1840, José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia ranks 13. Before him are Lucien Bonaparte, Jacques MacDonald, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, and Dingane kaSenzangakhona. After him are Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Louis de Bonald, Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol, Carl Ludvig Engel, and Francisco de Paula Santander.

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In Paraguay

Among people born in Paraguay, José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia ranks 4 out of 203. Before him are Alfredo Stroessner (1912), Francisco Solano López (1827), and José Luis Chilavert (1965). After him are 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, José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia ranks 3. Before him are Alfredo Stroessner (1912), and Francisco Solano López (1827). After him are 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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