Alfredo Stroessner (born 1912) became president of Paraguay in 1954, and ruled as a dictator until he was overthrown and forced into exile in 1989.Alfredo Stroessner was born on Nov. 3, 1912, at the s...
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ASUNCION (Reuters) - A former army general
convicted of leading a failed coup said he would run for
Paraguay's presidency, after the Supreme Court cleared the way
by overturning his 10-year prison...
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Today is Thursday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2007. There are 137 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tenn., a...
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ASUNCION(Reuters) - A former army general
convicted of leading a failed coup and now seeking to become
Paraguay's next president insists he is not a threat to one of
South America's shakiest democ...
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Area: 406,752 sq km (157,048 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 5,993,000Capital:
Asunción
Head of state and government:
President
Nicanor Duarte
Frutos
On Aug. 16, 2006, former Paraguayan dict...
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ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay's politics have
historically been dominated by charismatic strongmen but former
schoolteacher Blanca Overlar is now running to become its first
woman president and is...
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Latin America is finally owning up to its "dirty wars" _ the nightmarish campaigns of state-sponsored violence in which hundreds of thousands died or "disappeared." But the death of Chile's Gen. Au...
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With "The Feminine Mystique," Betty Friedan gave rise to the modern women's movement, striking a chord that continues to ring four decades later.Friedan and Coretta Scott King gained fame as crusad...
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With "The Feminine Mystique," Betty Friedan gave rise to the modern women's movement, striking a chord that continues to ring four decades later.Friedan and Coretta Scott King gained fame as crusad...
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Alfredo Stroessner
Paraguay ex-general eyes presidency after acquittal
