PARAGUAY: Christmas Plot

"It's too hot for revolutions this time of year," President Alfredo Stroessner contentedly remarked in the flower of Paraguay's summer; moreover, it is bad form in Latin America to plot just before Christmas. But last week, disregarding both the heat and all considerations of good taste, Strongman Stroessner's enemies tried to throw him out.

The revolutionaries, led by Central Bank President Epifanio Mendez Fleitas, were all Paraguayan admirers of Argentina's fallen dictator, Juan Perón. At one time, Stroessner himself was chummy enough with Perón to put his picture and Perón's together on...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!