Juan Carlos Wasmosy Monti (born December 15, 1938) is a Paraguayan former politician and engineer who was the 44th president of Paraguay from 1993 to 1998.

Born in Asunción, Wasmosy trained as a civil engineer and became head of the Paraguayan consortium working on the Itaipu Dam.

His ancestors, Dániel and József Vámosy, immigrated to South America from Debrecen, Hungary in 1828.

Although there were confirmed cases of fraud, a team of international observers led by Jimmy Carter concluded that Wasmosy's margin of victory was large enough to offset any wrongdoing.

[2] Lino Oviedo, head of the Paraguayan army, allegedly attempted a coup in April 1996.

When he made the offer to Oviedo, many Paraguans accused him of undermining the civilian government and organized massive demonstrations in the capital.