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Eduardo Schaerer | |
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25th President of Paraguay | |
In office 15 August 1912 – 15 August 1916 | |
Vice President | Pedro Bobadilla |
Preceded by | Emiliano González Navero |
Succeeded by | Manuel Franco |
Personal details | |
Born | Caazapá, Caazapá Department, Paraguay | 2 December 1873
Died | 12 November 1941 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 67)
Nationality |
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Political party | Liberal Party |
Spouse |
Maria Mathilda Heisecke
(m. 1895) |
Children | 7, including Arturo |
Eduardo Schaerer Vera y Aragón (2 December 1873 – 12 November 1941)[1] was a Swiss-Paraguayan businessman, publisher and politician. He served as President of Paraguay from 1912 to 1916 for the Liberal Party, respectively briefly as the Minister of the Interior from March 22, 1912 to 15 August 1912, before assuming office as president. He previously served as mayor of Asuncion from 1908 to 1911.
After his presidency, he continued to serve in the Senate of Paraguay from 1921 to 1940.[2] He served as the President of the Senate in 1919-1920.[3] Schaerer founded the newspaper La Tribuna in 1925, one of the most important daily newspapers of Paraguay.