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Conquistador Juan Díaz de Solís leads an unsuccessful expedition to explore the area later known as Paraguay.
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The province of Paraguay placed under authority of Viceroyalty of Peru. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca appointed governor.
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1543-44: War over the location of the seat of government breaks out. Vaca moves towards Lima, is defeated by natives and returns to Spain. Irala is re-appointed governor.
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1750: Jesuits lose the support of the Spanish Crown.
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Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata which includes the Province of Paraguay, is created.
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Royalism declines in South America as the king of Spain is deposed by Napoleon. May Revolution breaks out in the Viceroyalty. Governor of Paraguay Bernardo de Velasco remains loyal to the Crown and rejects revolution of Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires starts Paraguay campaign. Argentine general Manuel Belgrano leads an army of 1100 troops to capture royalist Asunción, and defeats a small force of Paraguayans at the Battle of Campichuelo but is defeated in Battle of Paraguarí and Tacuarí. -
Paraguay gained independence in 1811 after an established landowning middle-class desired freedom and overthrew the Spanish administration. Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia was appointed as the newborn nation's first president. Four years later he became the country's first dictator.
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National Congress meets for the first time. Velasco removed from all power and a five-man junta led by Fulgencio Yegros created.
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Francia elected to the post of Supreme dictator.
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Mariano Roque Alonzo assumes power, creates the Second Consulate with Carlos Antonio López.
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1870: Provisional government collapses, Cirilo Antonio Rivarola elected President. 1871: Salvador Jovellanos elected President. 1874: Juan Bautista Gill elected President. 1875: Riots break out in Caacupé, and soon spread all over the country. Rebellion quashed. 1877: President Gill is assassinated under orders from Juan Silvano Godoi. Higinio Uriarte elected President. 1878: Cándido Bareiro elected President. 1880: Adolfo Saguier, Bareiro's vice-president is appointed President.
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The Liberal party and Colorado party established.
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1904-1940: 12 elections, once the last president died the colorado party takes control and a revolt on 1912 because of censorship issues.
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Morinigo bans all other political parties and un-sympathetic newspapers. Serious considerations are made to assist Hitler, but is halted by Franklin D. Roosevelt
declares war on germany
Morinigo is overthrown and Juan Manuel Frutos inherits position of presidency, followed that year by Juan Natalicio González -
Stroessner declares state of siege and removes various civil rights from the people.
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Fernando Lugo is elected president. After a 66-year era of Colorado rule, the Conservative Party has returned to power
