# Carlos Antonio López

_1st president of Paraguay_

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Last updated: 2026-11-10

> Carlos Antonio López Ynsfrán was leader of Paraguay from 1841 to 1862. Under his presidency, he undertook a process of economic and political modernization for Paraguay, and ended the isolationist policies of Paraguay dictator José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia.

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