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Rafael Franco

1896 - 1973

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Rafael de la Cruz Franco Ojeda (October 22, 1896 – September 16, 1973) was a Paraguayan military officer, politician and statesman who served as President of Paraguay after the February Revolution, from February 20, 1936, to August 13, 1937. He was the historical leader and founder of the National Revolutionary Party (Revolutionary Febrerista Party since 1951). Under his presidency, he implemented Paraguay's first major land reform (the confiscation, and breaking up, of some large private land holdings) and introduced a number of pro-labor reforms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rafael Franco is the 13,151st most popular politician (down from 11,527th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Paraguay (down from 19th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Paraguayan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rafael Franco ranks 13,151 out of 19,576. Before him are Walter Momper, Andrey Andreyevich Andreyev, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Izmail Sreznevsky, and Charilaus. After him are Eva Justin, Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, Ishme-Dagan, Juan Álvarez Mendizábal, Jóannes Eidesgaard, and Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Rafael Franco ranks 176. Before him are Fritz Heider, Richard Heidrich, George Parker, Sao Shwe Thaik, Xue Yue, and Joseph Schildkraut. After him are Yu Dafu, Lado Gudiashvili, Louis Bromfield, William Cameron Menzies, Vasily Gordov, and Friedrich Waismann. Among people deceased in 1973, Rafael Franco ranks 163. Before him are Lev Artsimovich, Israel Albert Horowitz, Kid Ory, Beulah Louise Henry, Willy Fritsch, and Winthrop Rockefeller. After him are Frances Marion, Gösta Dunker, Erich Srbek, Lauri Lehtinen, Alfred Romer, and José Alfredo Jiménez.

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In Paraguay

Among people born in Paraguay, Rafael Franco ranks 30 out of 203. Before him are Eulogio Martínez (1935), Cayetano Ré (1938), Fulgencio Yegros (1780), Federico Chávez (1882), Heriberto Herrera (1926), and Aurelio González (1905). After him are Delfín Benítez Cáceres (1910), Mario Abdo Benítez (1971), Ángel Berni (1931), Cándido Bareiro (1833), Higinio Morínigo (1897), and Juan Bautista Gill (1840).

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Among POLITICIANS In Paraguay

Among politicians born in Paraguay, Rafael Franco ranks 19. Before him are Nicanor Duarte (1956), Cirilo Antonio Rivarola (1836), Bernardino Caballero (1839), Luis Ángel González Macchi (1947), Fulgencio Yegros (1780), and Federico Chávez (1882). After him are Mario Abdo Benítez (1971), Cándido Bareiro (1833), Higinio Morínigo (1897), Juan Bautista Gill (1840), Salvador Jovellanos (1833), and Higinio Uriarte (1843).

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