1792-1862
Carlos Antonio López
First constitutional president
What it is
He governed from 1844 to 1862 and modernized the country: railway, telegraph, the Ybycuí ironworks, shipyards, schools and scholarships to study in Europe. He opened Paraguay to foreign trade after Francia's isolation.
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