# Facundo Machaín - Provisional President of Paraguay

URL: https://allhistories.com/paraguay/rulers/facundo-machain
Term: 1870
Born-Died: 1845-11-26 - 1877-10-29
Dynasty: Post-war Republic
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facundo_Macha%C3%ADn

The young lawyer Facundo Machaín was chosen provisional president by the constitutional convention on 31 August 1870. He was removed the next day by a coup backed by Brazilian occupation forces that restored Cirilo Antonio Rivarola.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Francisco Solano López](https://allhistories.com/paraguay/rulers/francisco-solano-lopez)
- Next in list: [Cirilo Antonio Rivarola](https://allhistories.com/paraguay/rulers/cirilo-antonio-rivarola)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1870 - [Demographic catastrophe](https://allhistories.com/paraguay/timeline/1870-demographic-catastrophe)
- 1870 - [Eliza Lynch exiled](https://allhistories.com/paraguay/timeline/1870-eliza-lynch-exiled)
- 1870 - [Battle of Cerro Corá and death of López](https://allhistories.com/paraguay/timeline/1870-battle-of-cerro-cora-and-death-of-lopez)
- 1870 - [Preliminary peace agreement](https://allhistories.com/paraguay/timeline/1870-preliminary-peace-agreement)
- 1870 - [Constitution of 1870](https://allhistories.com/paraguay/timeline/1870-constitution-of-1870)