The feet are what remains of a statue of former dictator Gen. Alfredo Stroessner, that was removed decades prior, from Victory Peace Monument on Lambare Hill in Asuncion, Paraguay, Aug. 14, 2024.

Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda, military commander and politician: born Encarnación, Paraguay 3 November 1912; President of Paraguay and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces 1954-89; married 1940 ...

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 Stroessner never truly left.

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

The Brazilian president, who has spoken previously of his admiration for the military dictatorship that ruled his nation from 1964 to 1985, praised former Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner as ...

South America’s two biggest democracies, Argentina and Brazil, last week were courting South America’s last dictator—General Alfredo Stroessner of cattle-raising Paraguay (pop. 1,700,000 ...

Pieces of a statue of dictator Gen. Alfredo Stroessner form part of a monument by late artist Carlos Colombino at Missing People's Square in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.

While Stroessner has been long gone, his legacy remains a roadblock to their searching. Rogelio Goiburu’s hair has turned white while looking for his father.

Pieces of a statue of dictator Gen. Alfredo Stroessner form part of a monument by late artist Carlos Colombino at Missing People's Square in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.

“This is probably the only country in which the political party that supported a dictator, once he is gone, remains in power,” said Alfredo Boccia, a researcher of Paraguay’s history ...