Stroessner was overthrown in a 1989 coup led by one of his longtime confidants, Andrés Rodríguez. Per the provisions of the 1967 Constitution, Rodríguez assumed power as interim president and was elected later that year to serve the balance of Stroessner's eighth term. The constitution required new elections if a president dies or resigns less than two years into a term, and only then for the balance of the term.