In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70) - between Paraguay and Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay - Paraguay lost two-thirds of all adult males and much of its territory. It stagnated ...

Paraguay, one of South America's least densely populated countries, experienced more than three decades of dictatorship under Alfredo Stroessner, who was ousted in 1989 and died in exile in 2006. The ...

(Reuters) - Here are some facts about Paraguay, which votes in a general election on Sunday. * Paraguay is a poor, landlocked country of 5.6 million people at the heart of South America. It lost a ...

1. Football arrived in Paraguay from Britain in the late 19th Century and quickly took hold with clubs emerging and a league formed soon after. Olimpia were founded in 1902 and Guarani a year later.

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Landlocked Paraguay is surrounded by Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. Political unrest, corruption and chronic economic problems have plagued its fragile democracy since it emerged from the 35-year ...