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Alfredo Stroessner was a Paraguayan army officer, politician and dictator who ruled from 1954 to 1989. He was overthrown by his former ally Andrés Rodríguez and exiled to Brazil, where he died in 2006.
3 days ago · Alfredo Stroessner (born Nov. 3, 1912, Encarnación, Para.—died Aug. 16, 2006, Brasília, Braz.) was a military leader, who became president of Paraguay after leading an army coup in 1954. One of Latin America’s longest-serving rulers, he was overthrown in 1989.
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Learn about the 35-year authoritarian rule of Paraguay's army general Alfredo Stroessner, who seized power in a 1954 coup and repressed his opponents with terror and violence. Find out how he maintained his regime, his relations with other countries, and his downfall in 1989.
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Jun 29, 2024 · Seventy years since General Alfredo Stroessner seized power in the small Latin American country, memories of his bloody legacy and the massacre it triggered in 2012 live on.
May 23, 2018 · Learn about the life and rule of Alfredo Stroessner, who seized power in a coup in 1954 and ruled Paraguay with an iron fist until 1989. Find out how he created a cult of personality, a state of siege, and a haven for criminals and war criminals.
6 days ago · It has been 70 years to the day that Latin America’s longest-ruling dictator, Gen. Alfredo Stroessner, seized power in Paraguay in a 1954 coup and secured the virtually uninterrupted dominance of his conservative Colorado party for decades.
Aug 17, 2006 · Gen. Alfredo Stroessner, the former president of Paraguay whose harsh and capricious 35-year hold on power made him South America’s most enduring dictator during the cold war and gave him the ...
