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Press freedom was also limited, constitutional guarantees notwithstanding. Any outcry about government mistreatment or attacks toward the Colorado Party would result in destruction of the media outlets. Many media executives were sent to prison or tortured. Because of this, political opponents were few and far between. Near the end of this presidency, he declared that he would remove the state of siege, but quickly recanted after students began protesting trolley fares.

In 1989, Stroessner was overthrown in a military ''coup d'état'' led by his former confidant, General Andrés Rodríguez, and was forced into exile in Brazil, where he spent the last 17 years of his life. Following a bout of pneumonia, he tried to return to his homeland to die, but was rejected by the government. He died in Brasília on August 16<sup>th</sup>, 2006, of complications from a hernia operation.

In 1989, Stroessner was overthrown in a military ''coup d'état'' led by his former confidant, General Andrés Rodríguez, and was forced into [[exile]] in Brazil, where he spent the last 17 years of his life. Following a bout of pneumonia, he tried to return to his homeland to die, but was rejected by the government. He died in Brasília on August 16<sup>th</sup>, 2006, of complications from a hernia operation.

==Economic Development==

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 Press freedom was also limited, constitutional guarantees notwithstanding. Any outcry about government mistreatment or attacks toward the Colorado Party would result in destruction of the media outlets. Many media executives were sent to prison or tortured. Because of this, political opponents were few and far between. Near the end of this presidency, he declared that he would remove the state of siege, but quickly recanted after students began protesting trolley fares.
-In 1989, Stroessner was overthrown in a military ''coup d'état'' led by his former confidant, General Andrés Rodríguez, and was forced into exile in Brazil, where he spent the last 17 years of his life. Following a bout of pneumonia, he tried to return to his homeland to die, but was rejected by the government. He died in Brasília on August 16<sup>th</sup>, 2006, of complications from a hernia operation.
+In 1989, Stroessner was overthrown in a military ''coup d'état'' led by his former confidant, General Andrés Rodríguez, and was forced into [[exile]] in Brazil, where he spent the last 17 years of his life. Following a bout of pneumonia, he tried to return to his homeland to die, but was rejected by the government. He died in Brasília on August 16<sup>th</sup>, 2006, of complications from a hernia operation.
 ==Economic Development==