Alfredo Stroessner Pt. 2: Paraguay
He attacked the press, oversaw egregious human rights violations, and even welcomed a notorious Nazi war criminal into his country.
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Show Notes
He attacked the press, oversaw egregious human rights violations, and even welcomed a notorious Nazi war criminal into his country. For decades, Alfredo Stroessner largely acted with impunity—until the late 1980s, when a chaotic schism in his party drove him into exile.
For more information on Paraguayan history and Alfredo Stroessner, check out The Dictator Dilemma: The United States and Paraguay in the Cold War by Kirk Tyvela. We found it extremely helpful in our research for this episode!
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