Paraguay
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Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country located in the central region of South America. It borders Bolivia to the northwest and north, Brazil to the northeast and east, and Argentina to the southeast, south, and west. Paraguay has access to the Atlantic Ocean via the Paraná–Paraguay Waterway, a system of navigable channels shared by five countries. The country is governed as a unitary presidential republic composed of a capital district and seventeen departments. Its capital and largest city is Asunción. It dates its independence from Spain to 1811.
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Key people
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Alfredo Stroessner1912 – 2006Military dictator of Paraguay from 1954 to 1989Source: Wikidata (citizenship)_(cropped).jpg/330px-08.16_%E5%89%AF%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E7%89%B9%E4%BD%BF%E5%9C%98%E5%87%BA%E5%B8%AD%E5%B7%B4%E6%8B%89%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9C%8B%E6%96%B0%E4%BB%BB%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E8%B2%9D%E5%B0%BC%E4%BA%9E%E5%B0%B1%E8%81%B7%E5%85%B8%E7%A6%AE%E5%8F%8A%E7%9B%B8%E9%97%9C%E6%85%B6%E7%A5%9D%E6%B4%BB%E5%8B%95_(5)_(cropped).jpg)
Horacio Cartesb. 195649th President of ParaguaySource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Fernando Lugob. 195147.° President of ParaguaySource: Wikidata (citizenship)
José Luis Chilavertb. 1965Paraguayan association football playerSource: Wikidata (citizenship).jpg/330px-Roque_Santa_Cruz_2025_(cropped).jpg)
Roque Santa Cruzb. 1981Paraguayan footballerSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Everything that happened
- 1866Battle of CurupaytyCurupaiti FortThe Battle of Curupayty was a key battle in the Paraguayan War. On the morning on 22 September 1866, the joint force of Brazilian, Argentine, and Uruguayan armies attacked Paraguayan fortified trenches on Curupayty. The Paraguayans were led by general José Eduvigis Díaz. This position was held by 5,000 men and 49 cannons, some of them in hidden places out of the attackers view.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 1869Battle of Acosta ÑuEusebio AyalaThe Battle of Acosta Ñu (Guarani: Acosta Ñu ñorairõ), also known as the Children's Battle (Spanish: Batalla de los Niños) in Paraguay and the Battle of Campo Grande (Portuguese: Batalha de Campo Grande) in Brazil, took place on 16 August 1869. It was the last major engagement of the Paraguayan War between the Triple Alliance and Paraguay.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 1870Battle of Cerro CoráCerro Cora National ParkThe Battle of Cerro Corá (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsero koˈɾa]) was the last major battle of the Paraguayan War, fought on 1 March 1870, in the vicinity of Cerro Corá, 454 kilometres (280 mi) northeast of Paraguay's capital Asunción. It is known for being the battle in which Francisco Solano López, Paraguayan president, was killed at the hands of the Imperial Brazilian Army.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 2020COVID-19 pandemicWorldwideA new coronavirus spreads worldwide. Lockdowns, remote work and fast-developed vaccines reshape daily life.Source: Wikidata (country)