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On August 15, 1537, the capital and largest city in Paraguay was founded.
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On May 14, 1811, Paraguay gained its independence from Spain.
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Paraguay loses half of its male population in the war of Triple Alliance with Argentina, Uraguay and Brazil.
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After the Chaco War with Bolivia, Paraguay gained a large portion of the Chaco lowland region.
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Alfredo Stroessner ends his 35-year military dictatorship.
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Elected president
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Raul Cobas is elected president but later impeached. Then Luis Gonzalez Macchi takes over
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President Gonzalez Macchi is impeached
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Government declared state of emergency due to outbreak of dengue fever
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Brazil decided to add triple compensation to Paraguay to have Itaipu hydro-electric dam on shared border.
