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Paraguay, a nation scarred by past wars and the monopoly of the Colorado Party

History

Several supporters of former President Fernando Lugo celebrate his victory, the first by someone not representing the Colorado Party in decades, in AsunciĆ³n, Paraguay.  On April 20, 2008.
Several supporters of former President Fernando Lugo celebrate his victory, the first by someone not representing the Colorado Party in decades, in AsunciĆ³n, Paraguay. On April 20, 2008. AP – Monica Matiauda

Isolationism and past conflicts, such as the Triple Alliance War or the Chaco War, have defined the history of Paraguay. A nation where during the last decades one party, the Colorado, has maintained the almost uninterrupted monopoly of national politics, coming to dominate the country even under a dictatorship, that of Alfredo Stroessner (1954-1989).

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