42 Notable alumni of
National University of Asuncion
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The National University of Asuncion is 1283rd in the world, 47th in Latin America, and 1st in Paraguay by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 42 notable alumni from the National University of Asuncion sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Federico Franco
- Occupations
- surgeonpolitician
- Biography
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Luis Federico Franco Gómez is a Paraguayan politician who was President of Paraguay from June 2012 until August 2013. A member of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA), he was elected as Vice President of Paraguay in the 2008 presidential election as the running mate of Fernando Lugo; he took office in August 2008. Following Lugo's impeachment by the Senate on 22 June 2012, he succeeded Lugo as President to complete the presidential mandate until 15 August 2013.
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Juan Carlos Wasmosy
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- entrepreneurpoliticiancivil engineer
- Biography
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Juan Carlos Wasmosy Monti is a Paraguayan former politician and engineer who was the 44th president of Paraguay from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Colorado Party, and the country's first freely elected president, as well as the first civilian president in 39 years.
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Nicanor Duarte
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos is a Paraguayan lawyer, journalist and politician who served as the 47th President of Paraguay from 2003 to 2008. A member of the Colorado Party, he became the central figure of Paraguayan politics during his presidency.
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Raúl Cubas Grau
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- engineerpolitician
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Raúl Alberto Cubas Grau is a Paraguayan politician and electrical engineer who served as the 45th President of Paraguay from 1998 until his resignation in 1999.
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Eligio Ayala
- Enrolled in the National University of Asuncion
- Studied in 1900-1905
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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José Eligio Ayala was President of Paraguay from 12 April 1923 to 17 March 1924 and again from 15 August 1924 until 15 August 1928. He was a member of the Liberal Party.
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Esther Ballestrino
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- activist
- Biography
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Esther Ballestrino de Careaga was a Paraguayan biochemist and political activist. She is most notable for her connection to the future Pope Francis and her forced disappearance (abduction and murder) in Argentina by the military dictatorship of the National Reorganization Process (1976–1983). She had helped found Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, which organised protests by the mothers of missing children taken by the authorities.
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Luis María Argaña
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- judgepoliticianlawyerdiplomat
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Luis María del Corazón de Jesús Dionisio Argaña Ferraro was a Paraguayan politician and jurist. A prominent and influential member of the Colorado Party, he was a Supreme Court judge, unsuccessfully ran for the Colorado Party's nomination for president in the 1993 election and eventually was elected Vice-President in the 1998 election, but was assassinated seven months after assuming office in March 1999 at a time when it appeared likely that he would inherit the presidency from Raúl Cubas, who was on the verge of being impeached. The incident and its aftermath is known in Paraguay as Marzo paraguayo ("the Paraguayan March"). An airport in Paraguay, Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport, is named for him.
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Cecilio Báez
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- politicianlawyerjournalistdiplomat
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Cecilio Báez González was provisional President of Paraguay from December 8, 1905 to November 25, 1906. He was a member of the Liberal Party.
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Guillermo Cabanellas
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- lawyerhistorian
- Biography
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Guillermo Cabanellas de Torres was a Spanish historian, labor lawyer, publisher, and lexicographer who carried out his work in Spain, Paraguay, and Argentina.
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Félix Paiva
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- politicianjuristlawyerjournalist
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Félix Paiva was a Paraguayan politician from the Liberal Party.
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José Patricio Guggiari
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- politicianmagistratelawyer
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José Patricio Guggiari Corniglione was a Paraguayan politician who served as the 32nd president of Paraguay from 1928 to 1932.
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Juan Manuel Frutos
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- politicianlawyerjudgejournalistjurist
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Juan Manuel Frutos was a Paraguayan lawyer and politician. He served as the 36th President of Paraguay on a provisional basis, from June 3, 1948, to August 15, 1948. Holding the position of President of the Supreme Court of Justice, he assumed as Provisional President of Paraguay after the resignation of Higinio Morinigo.
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Manuel Franco
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Manuel Franco was President of Paraguay from August 15, 1916, to June 5, 1919.
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Felipe Molas López
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- politician
- Biography
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Felipe Benigno Molas López was 39th President of Paraguay from February 27, 1949 – September 10, 1949, when he resigned.
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Serafina Dávalos
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- lawyer
- Biography
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Serafina Dávalos Alfonze was the first female lawyer in Paraguay, and the country's first prominent feminist.
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Emiliano González Navero
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Emiliano González Navero was a Paraguayan politician of the Liberal Party, he served as President of Paraguay on three occasions and as Vice President of Paraguay on two occasions.
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Paraguayo Cubas
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Paraguayo "Payo" Cubas Colomés is a Paraguayan politician and media personality known for what some see as provocative publicity stunts. A lawyer, he served one term in Congress from 1993 to 1998 as a member of the center-left National Encounter Party. In 2018, Cubas was elected to the Senate as a sole member of the National Crusade Movement but was suspended for outbursts and physical altercations with Senate colleagues.
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Martín Almada
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- writerhuman rights activistlawyer
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Martín Almada was a Paraguayan lawyer, writer and educationalist. A noted dissident and human rights activist, he was imprisoned by the Alfredo Stroessner regime from 1974 to 1977. He was notable for uncovering the Archives of Terror in 1992, which documented repression by Stroessner's regime and proved the existence of Operation Condor.
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Félix Toranzos
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- painterarchitect
- Biography
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Félix Toranzos is a Paraguayan artist, architect and graphic designer. He is considered to be one of the most conspicuous representatives of the new generation of artists in Paraguay.
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Helio Vera
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- journalistlawyer
- Biography
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Helio Vera was a Paraguayan writer, lawyer and journalist. He was columnist of the ABC Color Journal of Asunción and published many stories and novels in his entire career.
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Luis Ángel González Macchi
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- politicianbasketball playerlawyer
- Biography
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Luis Ángel González Macchi is a Paraguayan politician who served as the 46th President of Paraguay from 1999 to 2003. He was not elected to the presidency but rather assumed it after the assassination of Vice President Luis María Argaña and the subsequent resignation of President Raúl Cubas, as he was the President of the Senate at the time. A member of the Colorado Party, González Macchi served in both houses of the Paraguayan Congress prior to his presidency.
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Olga Blinder
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- paintersculptorengraverartist
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Olga Blinder was a Paraguayan painter, engraver and sculptor. Blinder was born in Asunción into a Jewish family. She lived through the Chaco War, World War II, the 1947 Paraguayan Civil War, in addition to Paraguay's coup d'états in 1954 and 1989. Blinder was also a licensed professor who taught arts and creative education for over 30 years. Her works include numerous published books and articles on education and art. She is the former director of the Escolinha de Arte of Paraguay in the Brazilian Cultural Mission and of the Instituto de Arte (ISA) of the National University of Asunción. She was also an advisor to the Ministry of Education for the development of textbooks. In addition, she has been recognized by the League of Women's Rights, by the Brazilian government, and received the Integración Latinoamericana award from the Ministry of Culture and Education of Argentina. Blinder is considered one of the key promoters of change within the 1950s Paraguayan art scene.
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Mario Ferreiro
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- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Mario Aníbal Ferreiro Sanabria is a Paraguayan television host and politician. He was the presidential candidate of the centre-left coalition Avanza País in the April 2013 elections and received 5.88% of the vote.
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Luis Alberto Riart
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- politicianlawyerdiplomatsociologist
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Luis Alberto Riart Vera was a Paraguayan politician and President of Paraguay from 17 March 1924 to 15 August 1924.
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Pedro Peña
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- diplomatpolitician
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Pedro Pablo Peña Cañete was provisional president of Paraguay from February 28, 1912 to March 22, 1912, as the First Paraguayan Civil War raged. He was a member of the Colorado Party. Before his brief presidency, Peña was secretary at the Paraguayan Legation in Argentina, dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the National University of Asuncion, president of the National University of Asuncion, Paraguayan minister to Brazil (1901–1902 and 1903–1905), minister of foreign affairs (1902–1903) and Paraguayan minister to Chile, Bolivia and Peru (1905–1908). During and after his presidency he was president of the executive committee of the Colorado Party from 1912 to 1916, and again from 1921 to 1923.
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José Luis Appleyard
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- poetlawyerplaywrightjournalistpublisher
- Biography
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José Luis Appleyard was a Paraguayan poet, playwright, lawyer, journalist and publisher.
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David Galeano Olivera
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- anthropologistlinguistwriter
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David Abdón Galeano Olivera is a Paraguayan linguist, anthropologist, philologist, translator, and educator. He is also the president and founder of the Guarani Language and Culture Athenaeum, and one of the initiators of the Guarani version of Wikipedia. In 2017, he ventured into science communication as a columnist for the portal Ciencia del Sur.
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Susy Delgado
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- writerjournalistpoet
- Biography
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Susy Delgado is a Paraguayan poet and writer in Spanish and Guarani.
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Ricardo Migliorisi
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- painterarchitect
- Biography
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Ricardo Migliorisi was a Paraguayan painter, costume designer, scenery designer and architect. Migliorisi won national and international awards. Migliorisi showed his work in many countries including the United States and Europe.
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Carlos Mateo Balmelli
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- writerpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Carlos Mateo Balmelli was a Paraguayan politician, who is the former President of the Senate of Paraguay. He belongs to the Authentic Radical Liberal Party.
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Esperanza Martínez
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- politician
- Biography
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Esperanza Martínez Lleida de Portillo is a Paraguayan medical doctor and politician, currently serving as senator since 2013.
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Eladio Loizaga
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- politiciandiplomatlawyer
- Biography
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Eladio Loizaga Caballero is a Paraguayan lawyer and diplomat.
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Lilian Samaniego
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- politician
- Biography
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Lilian Graciela Samaniego González is a Paraguayan pharmaceutical chemist and politician of the Colorado Party. She has been a member of the Senate of Paraguay since 2004.
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Javier Viveros
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- poetwriter
- Biography
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Javier Viveros is a Paraguayan writer, active member of Academia Paraguaya de la Lengua Española, corresponding member of Real Academia Española and former Vice-president of the Paraguayan Writers Society.
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Margarita Prieto Yegros
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- journalistwriter
- Biography
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Margarita Prieto Yegros was a Paraguayan writer, historian, and journalist. She was a recipient of the Honor al Mérito Juana María de Lara.
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Elsa Wiezell
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- writerpainterpoet
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Elsa Wiezell was a Paraguayan poet and teacher. Her work also includes paintings that reside in art galleries and cultural centers of Asunción. She was born in Asunción, Paraguay, daughter of Julia Apezteguía and Rubén Wiezell, of Swedish descent.
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Raúl Sapena Pastor
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- diplomatlawyer
- Biography
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Raul Sapena Pastor Guérin was a Paraguayan lawyer, diplomat, professor and judge who served as foreign minister of the Republic of Paraguay from 1956 to 1976.
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Gloria Cabral
- Occupations
- architect
- Biography
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Gloria Cabral is a Brazilian-Paraguayan architect, a former partner of the Paraguayan firm Gabinete de Arquitectura.
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Antonio Carlos Barrios Fernández
- Years
- 1957-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Antonio Carlos Barrios Fernández is a Paraguayan physician and politician, currently serving as senator since 2018.
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Soledad Núñez
- Enrolled in the National University of Asuncion
- Studied civil engineering
- Occupations
- civil engineerpolitician
- Biography
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María Soledad Núñez Méndez is a Paraguayan civil engineer and politician. She was the candidate for vice president of Paraguay for the Concertación political alliance in the 2023 general elections as the running mate of Efraín Alegre, losing to both Santiago Peña and Pedro Alliana of the Colorado Party in an electoral landslide.
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Elisa Ruiz Díaz
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- diplomat
- Biography
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Elisa Mercedes Ruiz Díaz Bareiro was a Paraguayan lawyer and diplomat. She was the Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the Organization of American States (OAS) from 2013 until her death. She served as the Chair of the OAS Permanent Council from 6 April 2021 to 19 May 2021.
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Maria Marta Molinas Cabrera
- Occupations
- professor
- Biography
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María Marta Molinas Cabrera is a Paraguayan electrical engineer, educated in Japan, who works in Norway as a professor of engineering cybernetics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
