1940 in Paraguay

Events in the year 1940 in Paraguay.

Incumbents

President of Paraguay: José Félix Estigarribia until September 7, then Higinio Moríñigo
Minister of War and Navy: Higinio Moríñigo until September 7, then Paulino Ántola

Events

February 19 - President Estigarribia dissolves the legislature and suspends the Constitution^[1]
August 4 - Paraguayan constitutional referendum, 1940
September 7 - President Estigarribia and his wife are killed in a plane crash in Agapuey while on a tour of the interior.^[2]

Deaths

September 7 - Jose Felix Estigarribia, general and President, plane crash

References

↑ "Dictatorship in Paraguay," Oakland Tribune, February 19, 1940, p. 1
↑ "Dictator of Paraguay is Killed in Airplane Crash," Oakland Tribune, September 8, 1940, p. 1

1940 in South America

Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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