ALFREDO STROESSNER

(Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda)


Alfredo Stroessner
Alfredo Stroessner
  • Born: November 3, 1912
  • Died: August 16, 2006
  • Nationality: Paraguayan
  • Profession: Statesman

Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda was a Paraguayan Army officer who was the dictator of Paraguay from 1954 to 1989. He ascended to the position after leading an army coup in 1954. His 35-year-long rule, marked by an uninterrupted period of repression in his country, is the longest in modern South American history.