Dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner
1954–1989 period of Alfredo Stroessner's rule in Paraguay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner, colloquially known as Stronismo or Stronato; was the period of almost 35 years in the history of Paraguay in which army general Alfredo Stroessner ruled the country as a de facto one-party state under an authoritarian military dictatorship, from 15 August 1954 to 3 February 1989.[1]
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Republic of Paraguay República del Paraguay | |||||||||
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1954–1989 | |||||||||
Motto: Paz y Progreso (Spanish) Peace and Progress | |||||||||
Capital | Asunción | ||||||||
Common languages | Spanish, Guarani | ||||||||
Government | Unitary one-party presidential republic under an authoritarian military dictatorship | ||||||||
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• 1954–1989 | Alfredo Stroessner | ||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
4 May 1954 | |||||||||
3 February 1989 | |||||||||
Currency | Guaraní | ||||||||
ISO 3166 code | PY | ||||||||
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