Higinio Uriarte

José Higinio Uriarte y García del Barrio (11 January 1843, Asunción – 21 April 1909) was Paraguayan politician and President from April 12, 1877 to November 25, 1878.

He was Juan Bautista Gill's cousin and Vice President. After Gill was assassinated, Uriarte became the acting President for the remainder of Gill's four-year-term.

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