José Felix Estigarribia
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José Félix Estigarribia was a Paraguayan general and president. He gained prominence for his strategic leadership in the Chaco War (1932–35) against Bolivia, where his military actions secured Paraguayan control over the Chaco Boreal region. Following the war, Estigarribia and President Eusebio Ayala were briefly imprisoned after a military coup in 1936. Estigarribia was subsequently elected president in 1939. He was killed in an air crash in September 1940, before he could implement a new constitution that would have granted him significant authoritarian powers. He was succeeded by General Higinio Morínigo.123
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- Chaco War
…and sent forces under General José Estigarribia in their first major offensive against Fortín Boquerón, which fell at the end of September. Kundt was recalled by Bolivia, and he concentrated his forces in the south to attack Fortín Nanawa, where there was heavy fighting for several months.
Read More…and sent forces under General José Estigarribia in their first major offensive against Fortín Boquerón, which fell at the end of September. Kundt was recalled by Bolivia, and he concentrated his forces in the south to attack Fortín Nanawa, where there was heavy fighting for several months.
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ParaguayThe Chaco WarJosé Félix Estigarribia, who gradually pushed the Bolivians back until they were almost entirely ejected from the Chaco. Through foreign mediation, a cease-fire was attained on June 12, 1935, and a peace treaty ending the Chaco War was signed three years later, awarding Paraguay three-fourths…
Read MoreJosé Félix Estigarribia, who gradually pushed the Bolivians back until they were almost entirely ejected from the Chaco. Through foreign mediation, a cease-fire was attained on June 12, 1935, and a peace treaty ending the Chaco War was signed three years later, awarding Paraguay three-fourths…
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