Eduardo Schaerer President

Eduardo Schaerer Vera y Aragón (December 2, 1873 in Caazapá – November 12, 1941 in Buenos Aires) was a Paraguayan businessman, publisher, and Liberal politician. He served as President of the Republic of Paraguay for the constitutional term 1912–1916. Among the achievements of his government are the creation of rural schools and extension of benefits for war veterans.Schaerer was succeeded by Dr. Manuel Franco on August 15, 1916. Ex-president Schaerer continued in public service as a senator in 1921 and founded the newspaper La Tribuna in 1925. He was deported in 1931 for involvement in an abortive uprising. He died, age 67, in Argentine exile.Schaerer was born in Caazapá, on December 2, 1873 to Mr. Otto Santiago Schaerer and Mrs. Elizabeth Vera y Aragon. While his mother was Paraguayan, his father was Swiss (from Vordemwald), and the special character that distinguished Schaerer was inherited from him. Schaerer was married to Mrs. Silvia Matilde Heiseke and had children with her, one that deserves to be mentioned, was Arturo Schaerer, who led the publication of the significant historical series "A hundred years ago," by Dr. Efrain Cardozo.

Personal facts

Eduardo Schaerer
Birth dateDecember 02, 1873
Birth place
Caazapá
Nationality
Paraguay
Date of deathNovember 12, 1941
Place of death
Buenos Aires

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party
Liberal Party (Paraguay)
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Eduardo Schaerer on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.presidencia.gov.py/Vinculos/galeria/schaerer.htm