José Patricio Guggiari

President of Paraguay

17 March 1884 Asunción, Paraguay

30 October 1957(1957-10-30) (73) Buenos Aires, Argentina

27 January 1932 – 15 August 1932

Paraguayan politician José Patricio Guggiari Corniglione (17 March 1884, in Asunción – 30 October 1957, in Buenos Aires) was a Paraguayan politician by the Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico. He was President of the Republic of Paraguay between 1928 and 1932. In 1931, after a bloody repression against a demonstration calling for a more vigorous action in defense of the Chaco, he left office to be judged by Parliament. Absolved, he regained the presidency.