Firma de alfredo stroessner biography
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Alfredo Stressner
| Paraguayan statesman Date of Birth: 03.11.1912 Country: Paraguay |
Content:
- Early Life and Military Career
- Rise to Power
- Dictatorship
- Foreign Policy
- Domestic Policy: Repression and Corruption
- Economic Challenges and Growing Opposition
- Political Instability and Internal Divisions
- Overthrow
- Exile and Legacy
Early Life and Military Career
Alfredo Stroessner was born in 1912 into a family of German colonists in Paraguay.
Firma de alfredo stroessner biography
In 1928, he enrolled in the National Military School, where he demonstrated his abilities and was noticed by his instructors.
Rise to Power
During the 1947 Paraguayan Civil War, Stroessner supported President Morínigo but later switched allegiance to Felipe Molas López, helping him seize power.
He rose through the military ranks, becoming commander of the armed forces in 1953.
Dictatorship
In 1954, Stroessner staged a military coup, overthrowing President Federico Chávez and becoming president. He established a military-