Cirilo Antonio Rivarola

Cirilo Antonio Rivarola Acosta (1836 – 31 December 1878 in Asunción) was the 4th President of Paraguay and served from 1870 to 1871.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rivarola and the second or maternal family name is Acosta.
His Excellency

Cirilo Antonio Rivarola
4th President of Paraguay
In office
1 September 1870 – 18 December 1871
Vice PresidentCayo Miltos
Salvador Jovellanos
Preceded byFacundo Machaín
Succeeded bySalvador Jovellanos
Member of the Paraguayan Triumvirate
Serving alongside
Carlos Loizaga and José Díaz de Bedoya
In office
15 August 1869 – 31 August 1870
Preceded byFrancisco Solano López (As President)
Succeeded byFacundo Machaín
(As President)
Personal details
Born1836
Eusebio Ayala, Paraguay
Died31 December 1878 (aged 41–42)
Asunción, Paraguay
Cause of deathStabbed to death
Nationality Paraguayan

Before and during the War of the Triple Alliance, Rivarola was an opponent of dictator Francisco Solano López. In 1869, amidst Paraguay's defeat and Solano's guerrilla war against Paraguay's conquerors, Rivarola led a rebellion against Solano and became president of a provisional government that controlled the capital.

Rivarola became the official president of Paraguay in March 1870 when Solano was killed. Rivarola gave up the presidency on August 31, 1870, but regained it the next day when the provisional government was renewed, and remained president for over a year. He presided over Paraguay's settlement with the alliance and return to peace, though Paraguay's recovery would be very slow. He resigned in December 1871 due to violent demonstrations against his government.

In 1878, while on his way to a meeting with President Cándido Bareiro, Rivarola was assassinated by being stabbed to death by masked individuals.

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Francisco Solano López		 Member of the Triumvirate
1869-1870		 Succeeded by
Facundo Machaín
Preceded by
Facundo Machaín		 President of Paraguay
1870–1871		 Succeeded by
Salvador Jovellanos


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