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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jara and the second or maternal family name is Benegas.

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Colonel Albino Jara Benegas (28 February 1877 – 15 May 1912) was provisional President of Paraguay from 19 January 1911 to 5 July 1911. A military official, he was a member of the Liberal Party. He came to power during a coup orchestrated by him against previous president Manuel Gondra. He later chose Liberato Marcial Rojas as his successor following widespread rebellion and unrest.

Albino Jara fought in the Revolution of 1904 as a Major, supporting the Liberals. He, a radical, had grown discontent over Liberal inaction leading up to and during the presidency of Manuel Gondra. So, on 21 February 1911, Jara, now a Colonel, launched a military coup against him. This was successful, and he assumed office on 19 January 1911.

However, the instability caused by this and general dislike for Jara caused a rebellion to stir. This new rebellion was launched in Concepción on 21 February 1911 and was led by Adolfo Riquelme and Major Alfredo Medina. This rebellion gathered large numbers of partisans, and reached its highest point on 7 March 1911, when over 2,000 government soldiers defeated approximately 800 partisans in Yuty. The revolution was also hampered by the capture of Adolfo Riquelme and 11 associates, who were all executed. Shortly thereafter (20 March 1911), martial law was declared. This state of rebellion was not helped when reports of his rape of a woman came out, causing additional rioting. Jara, having lost much political power and control, resigned.

References

"Paraguay - Liberal Decades". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
"6. Paraguay (1904-present)". uca.edu. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
"Albino Jara". InfoLuque (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

Political offices
Preceded byManuel Gondra	President of Paraguay 1911	Succeeded byLiberato Marcial Rojas

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	Yegros Rodríguez de Francia Yegros Rodríguez de Francia Ortiz Medina Roque Alonso C.A. López F.S. López Rivarola Machaín Rivarola Jovellanos Gill Uriarte Bareiro Caballero Escobar J.G. González M. Morínigo Egusquiza Aceval Carvallo Escurra Gaona Báez Ferreira González Navero Gondra Jara Rojas P. Peña González Navero Schaerer M. Franco Montero Gondra Eusebio Ayala Eligio Ayala Riart Eligio Ayala Guggiari Eusebio Ayala R. Franco Paiva Estigarribia H. Morínigo Frutos J.N. González Rolón Molas Chávez Romero Stroessner Rodríguez Wasmosy Cubas González Macchi Duarte Frutos Lugo F. Franco Cartes Abdo Benítez S. Peña
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