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Gustavo Stroessner, a former air force colonel, fled with his father when his 35-year dictatorship fell in a 1989 military coup.
Obituaries of note: Richard L. Williams; Russell W. Peterson; Gustavo Stroessner; John Strauss 2011
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When we arrived in Asunción, El Presidente Stroessner boarded the plane, followed by his all male Cabinet.
Helen Davey: Tales Of Pan Am: A 'Forrest Gump' Life Helen Davey 2011
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In fact, it's documented that when an archenemy of Stroessner, the Secretary of the Paraguayan Communist Party, was being torn apart with a chainsaw, Stroessner was listening on the phone.
Helen Davey: Tales Of Pan Am: A 'Forrest Gump' Life Helen Davey 2011
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Gustavo Stroessner, 66, the eldest son of the late Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner, died Feb. 21 at a hospital in the capital city of Asuncion.
Obituaries of note: Richard L. Williams; Russell W. Peterson; Gustavo Stroessner; John Strauss 2011
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Stroessner chartered a Pan Am plane to fly him and his Cabinet for a State Visit to Washington and back.
Helen Davey: Tales Of Pan Am: A 'Forrest Gump' Life Helen Davey 2011
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Stroessner was charming to the crew, and later sent each of us beautiful handmade Paraguayan cloth, with his personal card enclosed.
Helen Davey: Tales Of Pan Am: A 'Forrest Gump' Life Helen Davey 2011
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Stroessner was a tall man with a commanding presence, whose parents had emigrated from Germany.
Helen Davey: Tales Of Pan Am: A 'Forrest Gump' Life Helen Davey 2011
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When I later did some research about Stroessner, I found that while he was a strong anti-communist, he also had a particularly poor human rights record.
Helen Davey: Tales Of Pan Am: A 'Forrest Gump' Life Helen Davey 2011
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Apparently, President Johnson issued a "Y'all Come" to many heads of state around the world, and El Presidente Alfredo Stroessner of Paraguay replied that he'd be there.
Helen Davey: Tales Of Pan Am: A 'Forrest Gump' Life Helen Davey 2011
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Klaus Stroessner swims a mile a day in his kidney-shaped, turquoise pool, and his skin has the smooth tautness and color of the inside of a clamshell.
The Convict and Other Stories James Lee Burke 2010
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