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Events relating to paraguay
The colonists of Paraguay throw out their Spanish governor and declare independence
Francia becomes dictator of Paraguay and for the next 26 years seals his nation off from the rest of the world
The Paraguayan dictator Francisco Solano López starts a war against Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay which eventually kills more than half his population
The Chaco War breaks out between Bolivia and Paraguay, in dispute over the swampy plain known as the Gran Chaco
A truce ends armed hostilities in the three-year Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay
The Febreristas, a newly formed left-wing group, seize power in Paraguay
The peace of Buenos Aires, ending the Chaco War, gives Paraguay most of the region under dispute with Bolivia
The Conservative Colorados recover power in Paraguay and reimpose military rule
Alfredo Stroessner seizes power in Paraguay, introducing three decades of repressive dictatorship
Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner is toppled by Andrés Rodríguez, who restores democracy to the country
After being in power for 62 years (from 1946) the Colorado Party is defeated in Paraguay's presidential election