Former Paraguay dictator dies in exile, aged 93

ALFREDO Stroessner, the anti-communist general who ruled Paraguay with a mix of force, guile and patronage for 35 years before his ousting in 1989, died in exile yesterday aged 93.

Former Paraguay dictator dies in exile, aged 93

The former dictator got pneumonia after a hernia operation in Brazil’s capital, Brasilia, where he had lived in near total isolation during the 17 years since he was forced from power.

Stoessner died of a stroke as his family gathered around him in the Hospital Santa Luzia, said Alfredo Dominguez Stroessner, a grandson of the former dictator, in a radio interview.

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