With nearly 400,000 deaths, the Paraguayan War, which lasted between 1864 and 1870, remains the deadliest inter-state war in Latin American History. Philadelphia Eagles Throttle Kansas City Chiefs ...

But a brutal repression emerged. Amid the Cold War, and supported by the U.S., Stroessner made communism into Paraguay’s number one enemy. He decreed communist activities as “punishable” and ...

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A more detailed account of the war follows, providing a concise and even-handed look at operations and some personalities, leading to the ultimate collapse of Paraguay. A discussion of each of the ...

Military observers have long watched the Bolivia-Paraguay War as a test case of what a modern war of maneuver with limited artillery backing can be. Lately it has also become a test case of what ...

As a young Paraguayan, I would go to war (with Argentina),“ the 25-year-old lawmaker insisted. ”I would certainly go to war for my country.“ ”How much was, I don't know if you can remember ...

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Between 1864 and 1870 South America was the scene of the biggest and bloodiest armed conflict of the century known as the Paraguay War or Big War for Paraguayans Mixing reality and fiction the ...

A more detailed account of the war follows, providing a concise and even-handed look at operations and some personalities, leading to the ultimate collapse of Paraguay. A discussion of each of the ...

In New York, the Colorado leader also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the war with Russia. “I met with the President of Paraguay, Santiago Peña and we discussed ...

Despite a reduction in poverty, Paraguay remains one of the poorest countries in Latin America The War of the Triple Alliance resulted in one of the costliest defeats ever inflicted on a modern state.