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Alfredo Stroessner Pt. 1: Paraguay
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Aug 11, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
In 1932, 20-year-old Alfredo Stroessner was a cadet at the Paraguayan military academy. It would take a little over two decades for him to seize power through a military coup, and begin his 35-year reign as an implacable autocrat.
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Released:
Aug 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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