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A member of the Colorado Party, González Macchi served in both houses of the Paraguayan Congress before his presidency.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"13 December 1947","date":"1947-12-13"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438594#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Asunción","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2933"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438594#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Paraguay","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q733"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438594#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"basketball player","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3665646"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438594#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Colorado Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q928949"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438594#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Universidad Nacional de Asunción","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2039033"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438594#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Paraguay (29 March 1999 – 15 August 2003)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34071","start":"1999-03-29","end":"2003-08-15"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438594#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"National Order of Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885457"},{"text":"Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96279182","date":"2000-09-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438594#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Gonz%C3%A1lez_Macchi","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438594"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Luis González Macchi born?","a":"Luis González Macchi was born on 13 December 1947 in Asunción."},{"q":"What positions has Luis González Macchi held?","a":"Positions held by Luis González Macchi include: President of Paraguay (1999–2003)."},{"q":"Where did Luis González Macchi study?","a":"Luis González Macchi was educated at Universidad Nacional de Asunción."}],"related":[{"name":"Salvador Jovellanos","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/salvador-jovellanos"},{"name":"Higinio Uriarte","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/higinio-uriarte"},{"name":"Juan Bautista Gill","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/juan-bautista-gill"},{"name":"José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-gaspar-rodriguez-de-francia"},{"name":"Francisco Solano López","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-solano-lopez"},{"name":"Benigno Ferreira","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/benigno-ferreira"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/luis-gonzalez-macchi-651fb0a0e1.jpg","width":389,"height":438,"license":"CC BY 3.0 br","credit":"Marcello Casal Jr. - ABr -","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gonzalez_Macchi_2003.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Luis González Macchi","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Gonz%C3%A1lez_Macchi","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q438594","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438594","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Gonzalez Macchi 2003.jpg by Marcello Casal Jr. - ABr - (CC BY 3.0 br)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gonzalez_Macchi_2003.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Luis González Macchi, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Gonzalez Macchi 2003.jpg — Marcello Casal Jr. - ABr -, CC BY 3.0 br.","cite":"\"Luis González Macchi\". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/luis-gonzalez-macchi. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-10T08:56:28Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/luis-gonzalez-macchi","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/luis-gonzalez-macchi","ne":null}}