19 Facts About Eduardo Schaerer

Eduardo Schaerer Vera y Aragon was a Swiss-Paraguayan businessman, publisher and politician.

Eduardo Schaerer 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.

Eduardo Schaerer previously served as mayor of Asuncion from 1908 to 1911.

Eduardo Schaerer emigrated to Uruguay in 1862 and founded the colony Nueva Helvecia.

Eduardo Schaerer completed elementary education in his hometown before graduating from Colegio Nacional de la Capital in Asuncion.

From a young age, Eduardo Schaerer was engaged in business, politics and journalism.

Eduardo Schaerer co-founded the newspaper El Diario together with Gualberto Cardus, Adolfo Huerta, and Adolfo Riquelme.

In 1925, Eduardo Schaerer founded La Tribuna, one of the most important daily newspapers in Paraguay's history.

Eduardo Schaerer had been seen as the only one capable of guiding the country through the difficult circumstances that became apparent in the future.

Eduardo Schaerer assumed the presidency of the Republic from 15 August 1912 until 15 August 1916.

Eduardo Schaerer's cabinet was composed of: Eusebio Ayala, Foreign Affairs; Manuel Gondra, War and Navy; Felix Paiva, Justice, Culture and Public Instruction; Geronimo Zubizarreta, Finances and Jose P Montero, Interior.

Eduardo Schaerer was mayor of the municipality of Asuncion between 5 July 1908 and 17 January 1911.

Eduardo Schaerer served as Director of Customs, Minister of the Interior and Senator.

Eduardo Schaerer was the first civilian president who managed to finish its mandate without any hitting or military uprisings.

Eduardo Schaerer had an extremely important role in strengthening of institutions and the development of civil leader Paraguay and is remembered as one of the great builders of the Guarani nation.

Eduardo Schaerer signed the appointments of poets and artists, as Ruben Dario, Narciso Colman, Leopoldo Jimenez Ramos, Eloy Farina Nunez, Delfin Chamorro, Manuel Ortiz Guerrero, Modesto Delgado Rodas, Justo Pastor, Federico Garcia; among others.

Eduardo Schaerer was the first civilian President who managed to complete his mandate without conspiracies or military uprisings.

On 14 September 1895, Eduardo Schaerer married Maria Matilde Heisecke Eguzquiza, a daughter of Christian Heisecke, a German-born diplomat and consul general of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Eduardo Schaerer died on 12 November 1941 in exile in Buenos Aires, Argentina.