Andrés Rodríguez (politician)

President of Paraguay

Andrés Rodríguez Pedotti June 19, 1924 Borja, Departamento Guairá, Paraguay

April 21, 1997(1997-04-21) (72) New York City, New York state, United States

February 3, 1989 – August 15, 1992 Provisional: February 3, 1989 – May 15, 1989

For other uses, see Andrés Rodríguez (disambiguation). In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Pedotti. Andrés Rodríguez Pedotti (June 19, 1924 – April 21, 1997) was a Paraguayan military officer who served as the President of Paraguay from February 3, 1989 to August 15, 1992. He assumed the presidency in a coup d'état against the 35-year dictator Alfredo Stroessner.