Presidential elections were held in Paraguay on 11 July 1954,Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 following a military coup on 8 May 1954 which toppled Federico Chávez who had been re-elected the previous year. At the time, the Colorado Party was the only legally permitted party. Alfredo Stroessner, who had led the coup, ran as the Colorado candidate in a special election for the remainder of Chávez' term, and was elected unopposed.Opposition Parties Library of Congress Country StudiesNohlen, p434
This was the first of Stroessner's eight consecutive election victories.
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