Eduardo Scherer Vera y Aragon ( Spanish Eduardo Schaerer Vera y Aragón ; December 2, 1873 , Kaasapa - November 12, 1941 , Buenos Aires ) - Paraguayan politician, President of Paraguay .
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| Eduardo Schaerer Vera y Aragón | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Emiliano Gonzalez Navero | ||||||
| Successor | Manuel franco | ||||||
| Birth | December 2, 1873 Kaasapa, Paraguay | ||||||
| Death | November 12, 1941 (67 years old) Buenos Aires , Argentina | ||||||
| Father | Santiago Scherer | ||||||
| Mother | Isabelle Vera-a-Aragon | ||||||
| Spouse | Matilda Geiseke | ||||||
| Children | Maria Isabel, Delia Rosa, Eduardo, Ernesto, Arturo, Carlos, Adolfo | ||||||
| The consignment | Liberal Party (Paraguay) | ||||||
| Profession | businessman, politician | ||||||
- This person has a spanish surname; here Scherer is the surname of the father, Vera-i-Aragon is the surname of the mother.
Early years
Sherer was born in the city of Kaasapa, his parents were Santiago Scherer and Isabelle Vera y Aragon. His father was a Swiss, a native of Fordemwald, Aargau, and his wife, Matilda Geiseke, was a native of Hamburg and the daughter of Christian Geiseke, consul of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Paraguay.
Eduardo began his studies in his hometown, and then entered the National College of Asuncion. He went in for business like his father, and also became interested in politics and journalism. He became one of the co-founders of the newspaper "El Diario" and the founder of the newspaper "La Tribuna".
Political career
In 1908 , Scherer supported the military coup of Albino Hara. From July 5, 1908 to January 17, 1911 , he served as mayor of Asuncion, and also served as director of customs, head of the Ministry of the Interior ( 1912 ) and senator ( 1921 ).
On August 15, 1912 , Scherer was elected President of Paraguay. His office was composed of authoritative politicians: Eusebio Ayala (Minister of Foreign Affairs), Manuel Gondra ) Minister of War and Maritime Affairs), Felix Paiva (Minister of Justice, Culture and Public Education), José Pedro Montero (Minister of the Interior). Later, Gondra became Minister of Foreign Affairs, Colonel Patricio Escobar became Minister of War and Navy, Eusebio Ayala - Minister of Finance, Culture and Public Education, and Belisario Rivarola - Minister of Justice.
Since the reign of Scherer began a period of political stability, which lasted almost ten years. In 1912 , Dr. Manuel Franco was appointed rector of the university. In 1913 , the electrification of the country began, a telegraph and electric trams appeared. Sherer conducted a state employment program, organizing public works on improvement of streets, asphalting, demolition of the old central market and dilapidated houses.
In the educational sphere, a decree was issued on the introduction of teaching English in secondary school. Scherer opened schools in three historic cities: Villarrica, Encarnacion and Pilare, as well as Barrero Grande.
On January 1, 1915 , a military coup was attempted in Asuncion, led by Dr. Gomez Freire Estevez and his brother, Don Luis Estevez. The military arrested Scherer, but the coup failed.
Scherer became the first civilian president to complete his mandate without conspiracy and military coups.