Pedro Pablo Peña Cañete (29 June 1864 – 29 July 1943) was provisional president of Paraguay from February 28, 1912 to March 22, 1912, as the First Paraguayan Civil War raged. He was a member of the Colorado Party. Before his brief presidency, Peña was secretary at the Paraguayan Legation in Argentina, dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the National University of Asuncion, president of the National University of Asuncion, Paraguayan minister to Brazil (1901–1902 and 1903–1905), minister of foreign affairs (1902–1903) and Paraguayan minister to Chile, Bolivia and Peru (1905–1908). During and after his presidency he was president of the executive committee of the Colorado Party from 1912 to 1916, and again from 1921 to 1923.
Pedro Pablo Peña | |
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| 24th President of Paraguay | |
| In office 28 February 1912 – 22 March 1912 | |
| Vice President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Liberato Marcial Rojas |
| Succeeded by | Emiliano González Navero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pedro Pablo Peña Cañete 29 June 1864 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Died | 29 July 1943 (aged 79) Asunción, Paraguay |
| Political party | Colorado Party |
| Spouse | Carmen del Molino Torres Jovellanos |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Universidad Nacional de Asunción |
| Occupation | Doctor, Diplomat, Politician |
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