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Portuguese explorer Alejo García arrives in Paraguay. 1525ish
José Gaspar Rodríguezde Francia is named dictator for life. 1814
More than half of Paraguay's 525,000 people die during the War of the Triple Alliance. 1854-1870
Bolivia and Paraguay fight the Chaco War over a region believed to contain oil. 1932-1935
Military dictator Alfredo Stroessner assumes power. 1954