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| c. Paraguay |
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(See 1939, April 30–1940)| |
| 1946, July 26 |
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| Gen. Higenio Morinigo formed a two-party cabinet, thus ending a six-year dictatorship. | 1 |
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| 1947, March–Aug |
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| Civil war between the government and left-wing forces under former president Rafael Franco ended with the latter's defeat. | 2 |
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| 1948–49 |
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| The retirement of Pres. Morinigo ushered in a procession of presidents: Manuel Frutos (June 6, 1948), Natalicio González (Aug. 5, 1948), Raimundo Rolón (Jan. 30, 1949), Molás López (Feb. 27, 1949), and Federico Chávez (Sept. 12, 1949). | 3 |
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| 1954, May 4 |
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| A revolution led to the installation of a government junta headed by ALFREDO STROESSNER (b. 1912). | 4 |
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| 1956 |
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| Stroessner introduced an austerity program in the style of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), driving down wages and provoking unrest. All opposition and the strikes that followed were repressed. | 5 |
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| 1961 |
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| Paraguayan women were granted the vote. | 6 |
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| 1963, Feb. 10 |
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| Gen. Alfredo Stroessner, president since 1955, met only token opposition in his bid for reelection. Stroessner, a champion of foreign interests, organized the political life of the nation around his Colorado Party; opposition meant possible torture, exile, and murder. | 7 |
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| Aug. 15 |
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| Stroessner was sworn in for a third term as president. | 8 |
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