Juan Manuel Frutos

Juan Manuel Frutos
36th President of Paraguay
In office
June 3, 1948  August 15, 1948
Preceded byHiginio Morínigo
Succeeded byJuan Natalicio González
Personal details
BornJune 12, 1879
Asunción
DiedApril 15, 1960 (1960-04-16) (aged 80)
Asunción
NationalityParaguayan
Political partyColorado

Juan Manuel Frutos (June 12, 1879 – April 15, 1960) was a Paraguayan lawyer and politician, who served as the 36th President of Paraguay on a provisional basis, from 3 June to 15 August 1948. As the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, he assumed the role of provisional President of Paraguay after the resignation of Higinio Morínigo.