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Paraguay's disappeared: A dictator's shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fight

Jan. 27, 2025 01:38 AM EST

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — 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. “This is probably the only country in which the...