Benigno Ferreira

Benigno Ferreira
19th President of Paraguay
In office
November 25, 1906  July 4, 1908
Vice PresidentEmiliano González Navero
Preceded byCecilio Báez
Succeeded byEmiliano González Navero
Personal details
Born(1846-01-13)January 13, 1846
DiedJune 14, 1920(1920-06-14) (aged 74)
NationalityParaguayan
Political partyLiberal

Benigno Asunción Ferreira (January 13, 1846 – June 14, 1920) was President of Paraguay from 1906 to his overthrow in a 1908 military coup. He was a member of the Liberal Party.

The general and doctor in law Benigno Ferrerira was one of the main protagonists in the postwar period of' ‘70 and one of the most respected political leaders of his era.