Cirilo Antonio Rivarola
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Cirilo Antonio Rivarola Acosta was the 4th President of Paraguay and served from 1870 to 1871.
Cirilo Antonio Rivarola
Francisco Solano López
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Francisco Solano López Carrillo was a Paraguayan statesman, military officer and politician who served as President of Paraguay from 1862 to 1870, of which he served mostly during the Paraguayan War.
Cirilo Antonio Rivarola
…Alliance, Rivarola served in the Paraguayan Army, reaching the rank of Sergeant. In 1869, however, amidst a wave of repression led by then president Francisco Solano López, he was arrested due to reasons unknown. He then escaped captivity and in some of the war's remaining months served as a spy for the allies. Afterwards…
López, c. 1870
Solano López around age 27, c.1854
The Throne: López and his Cabinet
The last known picture of Solano López, taken by photographer Domenico Parodi, c. 1870.