Epifanio Méndez Fleitas
Epifanio Méndez Fleitas | |
|---|---|
| President of the Central Bank of Paraguay | |
| In office 5 February 1955 – 3 January 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro A. Caballero |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Storm |
| In office 2 November 1952 – 5 January 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Juan Mayor |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Juan Mayor |
| Chief of Police of Asunción | |
| In office 19 March 1949 – 2 November 1952 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 7, 1917 |
| Died | 22 November 1985 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Politician, banker |
Epifanio Méndez Fleitas (7 April 1917 – 22 November 1985) was a Paraguayan politician, musician, writer and poet, and twice the president of Central Bank of Paraguay: from 1952 to 1954 and in 1955. He fled Paraguay during the Alfredo Stroessner years and was the uncle to future President Fernando Lugo. He died in Buenos Aires.