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September 10, 2019

Paraguay: Human Remains Found Under Former Property of Ex-Dictator Alfredo Stroessner
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Paraguay's Justice Ministry has launched an investigation after human
remains were found buried beneath a home that once belonged to the
former dictator Alfredo Stroessner. Stroessner was a staunch U.S. ally
who seized power in 1954, ruling Paraguay for 35 years. Human rights
groups say his regime murdered or disappeared hundreds of people as part
of a campaign of torture and terror against political opponents.
Stroessner also provided a haven to several Nazi war criminals,
including Dr. Josef Mengele, known as "The Angel of Death" at Auschwitz.


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