Juan Bautista Gill

Juan Bautista Gill
6th President of Paraguay
In office
November 25, 1874  April 12, 1877
Vice PresidentHiginio Uriarte
Preceded bySalvador Jovellanos
Succeeded byHiginio Uriarte
Personal details
Born(1840-10-28)October 28, 1840
Asunción, Paraguay
DiedApril 12, 1877 (aged 36)
Villarrica, Paraguay
SpouseMaría Concepción Díaz de Bedoya
ParentJuan Andrés Gill Noguera (father) María del Barrio Díaz de Bedoya García de los Ríos Valiente (mother)

Juan Bautista Gill García (Juan Bautista Gill Garcia del Barrio) (October 28, 1840 – April 12, 1877) was President of Paraguay from November 25, 1874 until his assassination on April 12, 1877 by Juansilvano Godoi and Major Jose Dolores Molas.

He was the only Paraguayan President to be assassinated while in office.