Background:
In the disastrous [War of the Triple Alliance]
? (1865-70),
Paraguay lost two-thirds of all adult males and much of its territory. It stagnated economically for the next half century. In the [Chaco War]
? of 1932-35, large, economically important areas were won from
Bolivia. The 35-year military dictatorship of [Alfredo Stroessner]
? was overthrown in 1989, and relatively free and regular presidential elections have been held since then.
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