Alfredo Stroessner, the former general who ruled Paraguay for nearly 35 years through a combination of paternalistic politics, astute strategic alliances and ruthless repression, died Wednesday in ...

Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguay's former military dictator who ruled from 1954 to 1989 through a mix of populism, patronage and repression, died in Brazil Wednesday. He was 93.

BRASILIA, Brazil – Alfredo Stroessner, the canny anti-communist general who ruled Paraguay with a blend of force, guile and patronage before his ouster in 1989, died in exile on Wednesday. He ...

In 1989, not only the Berlin Wall finally came down. That same year, Alfredo Stroessner’s 35-year dictatorship in Paraguay fell, marking the end of one of the world’s longest-running ...

Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda was born Nov. 3, 1912, in Encarnación, a town on Paraguay's southeastern border with Argentina, where his Bavarian-born father started a brewery. His mother came from ...

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — Despite being ousted in 1989 after a 35-year reign of terror, during which 20,000 people were tortured, executed or disappeared, some Paraguayans feel as if Gen. Alfredo ...

Paraguay's ex-dictator Alfredo Stroessner is exposed in the documentary 'Under the Flags, the Sun,' directed by Juanjo Pereira. Continue to Deadline SKIP AD.

BRASILIA, BRAZIL — Alfredo Stroessner, the canny anti-communist general who ruled Paraguay for decades with a blend of force, guile and patronage before his ouster in 1989, died in exile on ...

Alfredo Stroessner, the canny anti-Communist general who ruled Paraguay with a blend of force, guile and patronage for 35 years, becoming one of Latin America's most enduring dictators, died in ...

The eldest son of the late dictator Alfredo Stroessner has died in Paraguay, and a human rights activist said Monday the death makes it more difficult to recover a huge fortune amassed by his family.