1989 ⟶ Stroessner Overthrown in Paraguay

February 2: Alfredo Stroessner is overthrown in Paraguay. En...
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🇵🇾 Paraguay Declares Independence from Spain

May 14: Paraguay declares independence from the Spanish empire (recognized May 15).⟶
Paraguay Declares Independence from Spain (1811)
IndependenceColonialismSpanish EmpireNation BuildingSouth American History
ParaguayParaguaySpainSpain

🪖 Military Coup in Brazil Establishes Dictatorship

March 31 – April 1: A coup d'état establishes a military dictatorship in Brazil.⟶
Military Coup in Brazil Establishes Dictatorship (1964)
Military CoupDictatorshipCold WarPolitical InstabilityAuthoritarianismCoup d'état
BrazilBrazil

🗳️ Return to Democracy in Argentina

December 10: End of dictatorship in Argentina.⟶
Return to Democracy in Argentina (1983)
DemocracyDictatorshipCold WarHuman RightsMilitary Rule
ArgentinaArgentina

🗳️ Pinochet Defeated in Chilean Plebiscite

October 5: Chile's Augusto Pinochet loses a national plebiscite on his rule.⟶
Pinochet Defeated in Chilean Plebiscite (1988)
DictatorshipDemocracyChileCold WarPolitical TransitionHuman Rights
ChileChile

🇵🇾 Stroessner Overthrown in Paraguay

February 2: Alfredo Stroessner is overthrown in Paraguay. End of dictatorship.⟶
Stroessner Overthrown in Paraguay (1989)
DictatorshipPolitical TransitionCoup d'étatCold WarHuman RightsMilitary RuleDemocratization
ParaguayParaguay

🕊️ Pinochet's Dictatorship Ends in Chile

March 11: End of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile.⟶
Pinochet's Dictatorship Ends in Chile (1990)
DictatorshipTransition to DemocracyHuman RightsPolitical ReformCold WarChilean HistoryDemocratizationMilitary Rule
ChileChile