Death
Manuel died of a heart attack, in office on June 5, 1919 and the Vice-President José P. Montero assumed the Presidency.
The old street Del Sol (later called Espinoza and after Villarrica) of Asunción receive the name of Presidente Franco (President Franco). That’s also the name of one of the most important arteries in Concepción; it goes from the port to the Avenue Pinedo.
| Preceded by Eduardo Schaerer |
President of Paraguay 1916-1919 |
Succeeded by José Pedro Montero |
Read more about this topic: Manuel Franco
Famous quotes containing the word death:
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This petrified heart has taken,
Because, created deathless,
Nothing but death remained
To scatter magnificence....”
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