Felipe Molas López
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Felipe Benigno Molas López (1901 - 1954) was President of Paraguay from February 27, 1949 - September 10, 1949, when he resigned.
Molas was born in Asunción, Paraguay in 1901. He studied to be a dentist in Paris, becoming one of the firsts Paraguayans to get a degree in that field.
He became a member of the Colorado Party in his early twenties. The party, then in the opposition, split in 1927, facing a proposal of the Liberal government, headed by president Eligio Ayala. Ayala wanted the Colorados to participate in the drafting of a new electoral law. It was his intention to make sure that both parties should participate in the upcoming election for the congress. This caused a split in the Colorado Party amongst the "eleccionistas" (electionists), who accepted the offer, and the "abstencionistas" (abstentionists), who wanted a stronger and radical opposition against the government. Molas joined to the last group and became a close aide to their leader, former president Pedro P. Peña.
Between 1932 and 1935, Molas participated in the Chaco War against Bolivia as a member of the Health Service of the Paraguayan Army.
After the war, Molas achieved a major role in Paraguayan politics with his appointment as the mayor of the capital city of Asunción in February 1936. In that same month, a military-civilian coalition overthrew the Liberal government of president Eusebio Ayala.
The Colorado Party returned to power in January 1947, following a failed multiparty coalition, and with the support of then president Gral. Higinio Morínigo.
| Preceded by Raimundo Rolón |
President of Paraguay 1949 |
Succeeded by Federico Chávez |
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