Estigarribia was succeeded by Higinio Morínigo and posthumously promoted to the rank of marshal.

A nonparty dictator without a large body of supporters, Morínigo survived politically-despite the numerous plots against him-because of his astute handling of an influential group of young military officers who held key positions of power.

Suspecting that Moríñigo would not relinquish power to González, a group of Colorado military officers, including Stroessner, removed Morínigo from office.

For many party members, he represented an " interim " choice, as Morínigo had been for the Liberals in 1940.

As one of the few officers who had remained loyal to Morínigo, Stroessner became a formidable player once he entered the higher echelons of the armed forces.

Higinio Morínigo and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Major General Higinio Morínigo Martínez ( January 11, 1897 – January 27, 1983 ) was a Paraguayan dictator, general and political figure.

Morínigo was born in Paraguarí, Paraguay in 1897, the son of a merchant.

Franco's successor, José Félix Estigarribia of the Liberal Party, appointed Morínigo as his Minister of War on May 2, 1940.

Four months later, President Estigarribia was killed in an airplane crash on September 7, 1940, and the cabinet selected General Morínigo to serve as President for two months until elections could be held.

On September 30, the Liberal Party ministers in his cabinet resigned, and on October 16, Morínigo announced that the presidential elections would be postponed for two years.

Morínigo organized the Guion Rojo ( the " Red Banner ") as a state police force to control dissent from the Febreristas and the Liberals, and exiled opposition newspaper publishers.

However, Morínigo was the sole candidate on the ballot.

During his dictatorship, Morínigo faced widespread resistance, including general strikes, but he survived by maintaining the loyalty of the Paraguayan Army, which received 45 % of the country's budget.

Feeling that Morínigo was favouring the Colorados, the Febreristas resigned and made common cause with the Liberal Party and the Communist Party of Paraguay in the Paraguayan Civil War of 1947.

Although large sections of the military defected to the rebels, Morínigo regained control of the country by the end of the year, with the assistance of grass-root militias organized by the Colorados.

Morínigo permitted a presidential election in 1948, and on February 15 of that year, Colorado Party candidate Juan Natalicio González was elected as the only candidate on the ballot.

The Paraguayan Army deposed Morínigo on June 3, about two months ahead of schedule.

In 1940, President Higinio Morínigo suspended the constitution and banned political parties.

In 1946, Morínigo legalized political activity and formed a cabinet with the Revolutionary Febrerista Party and the Colorado Party.

The Febreristas resigned from the coalition on January 11, 1947, angry that Morínigo seemed to be favouring the Colorados.

Morínigo fought back and eventually gained the upper hand, and had won back control by August 1947.

The Vice-President was Marcos Morínigo and his cabinet had: José Tomás Sosa, as Minister of the Department of Interior, Venancio V. López ( grandson of Carlos Antonio López and nephew of Marshal López ) in the Foreign Office, José Segundo Decoud in Treasury ; Benjamín Aceval in the Justice Department and General Juan B. Egusquiza in War and Navy.

Some historians have found his point of view not to their taste, others have complained that he makes the Tory tradition appear `` contemptible rather than intelligible '', while a sympathetic critic has remarked that the `` intricate interplay of social dynamics and political activity of which, at times, politicians are the ignorant marionettes is not a field for the exercise of his talents ''.

He disliked the work and found that it was not suited to his talents.

These talents eventually led him to found 14 companies, including General Electric, which is still one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world.

Two years later he found work at Portsmouth dockyard and — although still largely self-taught — was extending his talents to the specification, design and management of building projects.

His talents as an orator and rhetorician were greatly admired by his contemporaries, a number of whom were later regarded as forming a school called after him Frontoniani ; his object in his teaching was to inculcate the exact use of the Latin language in place of the artificialities of such first-century authors as Seneca, and encourage the use of " unlooked-for and unexpected words ", to be found by diligent reading of pre-Ciceronian authors.

Balakirev's musical talents did not remain unnoticed, as he soon found a patron in Alexander Ulybyshev ( Oulibicheff ).

Toscanini fans and record collectors were dismayed because, although Toscanini had not approved the release of these performances in every case, many of them were found to be further proof of the greatness of the Maestro's musical talents.

" Charles Webster Leadbeater, the theosophical author, found out that Taormina had the right magnetics fields for Jiddu Krishnamurti to develop his talents, so the young Krishnamurti dwelt here from time to time.

Although often found wanting tactically – even some of his own aides queried his inability to amend a plan to take into account altered circumstances on the battlefield – his performance in the closing months of the Peninsular War is the finest proof of his talents as a general.

His superiors found uses for his talents, resulting in a series of transfers that brought him special training courses designed to produce a nucleus of officers to deal with the problems of military government after the Allies had defeated the Axis powers.

However, the Committee of Both Kingdoms, which oversaw the war, found his talents as a soldier indispensable.

On the second charge, that of repetundae ( extortion during the administration of his province ), with special reference to the 10, 000 talents paid by Ptolemy XII for his restoration, he was found guilty, in spite of evidence offered on his behalf by Pompey and witnesses from Alexandria and the eloquence of Cicero, who had been induced to plead his cause.

Within a few years, in locations such as Richmond, Virginia, additional magnet school programs for children with special talents were developed at facilities in locations that parents would have otherwise found undesirable.

On his return to Copenhagen, in 1662, Schumacher found the monarchy established on the ruins of the aristocracy, and eager to buy the services of every man of the middle classes who had superior talents to offer.

Immermann had considerable aptitude for the drama, but it was long before he found a congenial field for his talents.

In his youth, Gardner found out that his interests and talents lay in photography and journalism, not jewellery.

More Chinese and East Indian influences can also be found in Jamaican cuisine, as a result of indentured labourers who replaced slaves after emancipation brought their own culinary talents ( especially curry, which Jamaican chefs sometimes use to season goat meat for special occasions ).

It is a rare, often hereditary, trait found mostly within a small number of families — most of the common population that " break through " are either relatively weak or lack the education to make full use of their talents.

The talent is found in another parable of Jesus where a servant who is forgiven a debt of ten thousand talents refuses to forgive another servant who owes him only one hundred denarii.

She began her film career in 1932 at the age of three, and in 1934, found international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film designed specifically for her talents.

In 1994, psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi found that adolescents who cannot bear to be alone often fall short of enhancing creative talents.

Richie Unterberger of Allmusic states that " if there are flaws in this generally first-rate follow-up, they mostly arise in comparison with Guyville, a record of such unexpected impact that most anything Phair could have done may have been found lacking " and that " there's no question that Phair is a major songwriter and artist, but this album is more a solidification of her talents than a breakthrough statement.

magazine stated ; “ With My Ruin the volatile vocalist has finally found a worthy platform for her talents .”

If the isolated individual lacks vast opportunities for personal advancement, development of talents, and action ( such as those found on a frontier ), he will seek substitutes.