General elections were held in Paraguay on 15 February 1953.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 At the time, the Colorado Party was the only legally permitted party.Opposition Parties Library of Congress Country Studies As such, incumbent president candidate Federico Chaves was re-elected unopposed.Nohlen, p434
Chaves would only stay in office for a little over a year before he was overthrown in a May 1954 coup led by General Alfredo Stroessner, who was elected his successor in a special election in July.
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