Stroessner

American  

[stres-ner, stres-ner] / ˈstrɛs nər, ˈstrɛs nɛr /

noun

1. Alfredo 1912–2006, Paraguayan general and statesman: president 1954–89.

---

Stroessner British  

/ ˈstrəʊsnə /

noun

1. Alfredo. 1912–2006, Paraguayan soldier and politician; president (1954–89): deposed in a military coup

---

Example Sentences

Mexicans marched demanding electoral autonomy for this year’s general election, and former detainees in Paraguay celebrated the conviction of a retired police commissioner who tortured people during the Stroessner dictatorship in 1976.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Peña’s victory shows that his party has retained a firm grip on Paraguayan society decades after the fall of the dictatorship of Gen. Alfredo Stroessner, a Colorado Party regime that ruled from 1954 to 1989.

From New York Times

If he does, it would mark a dramatic shift in a relationship that date backs to 1957 under two U.S.-backed autocrats, Taiwan’s Chiang Kai-shek and Paraguay’s Alfredo Stroessner.

From Reuters

Besides, Mr. McClenny added, the Paraguayan president takes a special pride in the relationship with Taiwan, which was brokered in the 1950s by his late father, who served as the personal secretary to Alfredo Stroessner, the dictator who ran the country for 35 years.

From New York Times

To the Paraguayan despot Alfredo Stroessner in 1963: “It’s a pleasure to be in a country that isn’t ruled by its people.”

From Washington Post