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Republic of Paraguay República del Paraguay | |||||||||
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| 1811–1814 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Asunción | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1811-1813 | Fulgencio Yegros | ||||||||
| Governor Intendants | |||||||||
• 1811 | Bernardo de Velasco | ||||||||
• 1811 | Rodríguez de Francia | ||||||||
• 1811 | Valeriano de Zevallos | ||||||||
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• 1813-1814 | Rodríguez de Francia | ||||||||
• 1814 | Fulgencio Yegros | ||||||||
| Historical era | Decolonization of the Americas | ||||||||
| 25 May 1810 | |||||||||
• Established | 14 May 1811 | ||||||||
• Republic proclaimed | 12 October 1813 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 3 October 1814 | ||||||||
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The independence of Paraguay de facto started on 14 May 1811 after the Revolution of May 14 when a local ruling junta was created. In early 1811 Paraguayan forces had repeatedly defeated the Argentine army which considered Paraguay to be a break-away province. On 12 October 1813 the Paraguayan Republic was proclaimed. Officially, independence was proclaimed only on 25 November 1842. Paraguayan independence was assured only after the Paraguayan War, when the Empire of Brazil resisted Argentine offers to divide and annex the country.