Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda (Spanish: [alˈfɾeðo esˈtɾosneɾ]; 3 November 1912 – 16 August 2006) was a Paraguayan army officer, politician, and dictator who served as President of Paraguay …

5 days ago · ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Despite being ousted in 1989 after a 35-year reign of terror, during which 20,000 people were tortured, executed or disappeared, some …

4 days ago · Las cifras de Argentina y Chile han ganado mayor visibilidad pero miles más se han esfumado en la región y los paraguayos enfrentan un reto particular: a pesar de que …

4 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 …

Alfredo Stroessner ruled Paraguay for three and a half decades; his dictatorship has continued to overshadow the country since his ouster in 1989, despite its formal democratization. His …

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.

4 days ago · When Stroessner took power in 1954, dozens had hope, guessing a firm hand would stabilize the country after a war against Bolivia. But a brutal repression emerged.

Aug 17, 2006 · Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguay's former military dictator who ruled from 1954 to 1989 through a mix of populism, patronage and repression, died in Brazil Wednesday. He was …

5 days ago · The most well-known of these mass disappearances occurred in Argentina and Chile during their military dictatorships. ... during which 20,000 people were tortured, executed or …

The dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner, colloquially known as the Stronismo or Stronato, was the period of almost 35 years in the history of Paraguay in which army general Alfredo Stroessner …