Editing Consul (section)

==Paraguay, 1813–1844==
In between a series of [[Junta (governing body)|juntas]] and various other short-lived regimes, the [[Paraguay#Independence and rule of Francia|young republic]] was governed by "consuls of the republic", with two consuls alternating in power every 4 months:
* 12 October 1813 – 12 February 1814, [[José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco]]
* 12 February 1814 – 12 June 1814, [[Fulgencio Yegros y Franco de Torres]]
* 12 June 1814 – 3 October 1814, José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco; he stayed on as "[[Supreme Dictator|supreme dictator]]" 3 October 1814 – 20 September 1840 (from 6 June 1816 styled "perpetual supreme dictator")

After a few presidents of the [[Provisional Junta]], there were again consuls of the republic, 14 March 1841 – 13 March 1844 (ruling jointly, but occasionally styled "first consul", "second consul"): [[Carlos Antonio López Ynsfrán]] (b. 1792 – d. 1862) + [[Mariano Roque Alonzo Romero]] (d. 1853) (the lasts of the aforementioned juntistas, Commandant-General of the Army)
Thereafter all republican rulers were styled "president".