The Stroessner Regime and the Cold War

Authors

  • Cristina Raquel Pereira Fariña Ecole d'Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales de Paris, Genève
  • Guzman Ibarra Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asunción

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/o.v14iEspecial.30406

Keywords:

Paraguay, Cold War, Dictatorship, Stroessner

Abstract

The article discusses the evolution of the regime of Alfredo Stroessner in Paraguay, in the context of the Cold War. Stroessner has made use of the legitimacy and acceptance of violence as an element of control in order to legitimize a political power. These ideas existing before the beginning of the regime of the dictator and were strengthened during the period of the Cold War, allowing this dictatorship is maintained for many years. It is understood that the scheme of Stroessner is the desire to generate and control the social order, that it would take uncontrollable proportions by the context of the Cold War.

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Author Biography

Cristina Raquel Pereira Fariña, Ecole d'Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales de Paris, Genève

Socióloga, estudió en la Escuela de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales de Paris y actualmente es responsable de las cuestiones de Derechos Humanos en la Misión Permanente de Paraguay ante Naciones Unidas.

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Published

2015-03-16

How to Cite

PEREIRA FARIÑA, Cristina Raquel; IBARRA, Guzman. The Stroessner Regime and the Cold War. OPSIS, Goiânia, v. 14, n. Especial, p. 243–265, 2015. DOI: 10.5216/o.v14iEspecial.30406. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufcat.edu.br/index.php/Opsis/article/view/30406. Acesso em: 22 aug. 2026.

Issue

Vol. 14 (2014): Special Issue -Dossier Latin America in the context of the Cold War

Section

Dossiê América Latina no contexto da Guerra Fria

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