The 1989 Coup d'Etat in Paraguay. The End of a Long Dictatorship, 1954-1989 - Sapienza, Antonio Luis
The End of a Long Dictatorship, 1954-1989
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The year 1989 was crucial for Paraguay. After a long period of 35 years of dictatorship, General Alfredo Stroessner was finally overthrown by a violent coup d'état. In a sort of prophetic way, he once said ..."I came to power by arms and I will only leave by arms" and that came true on 2 February of that year. The 1989 Coup d'état in Paraguay discusses Stroessner's climb to power during a coup of 1954, fraudulent elections that got him re-elected seven times, and the ways Stroessner kept himself afloat through cooperation with the armed forces, a right-wing political party, and the USA. Arguably, longing to maintain his popularity, the dictator launched a large number of major development projects, including construction of roads, water and sewage facilities, three big hydro-electrical power stations, and a build-up of an airline. At the same time, abuse of human rights and oppression of any kind of political opposition became a norm: dozens of political prisoners were tortured and even executed, and thousand...
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2019 Uitgever: Warwick, Helion & Company 64 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1911628690 ISBN-13: 9781911628699Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Sapienza, Antonio Luis] [Pagina's: 64] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Warwick, Helion & Company] [Jaar: 2019] [Titel: The 1989 Coup d'Etat in Paraguay. The End of a Long Dictatorship, 1954-1989]
