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The Latin American Free Trade Association ( LAFTA ) was created in the 1960 Treaty of Montevideo by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

The grouping was originally Argentina, Brazil, and Chile in one group, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela in the second group, and the last group which included Bolivia, Ecuador, and Paraguay.

Most major powers repudiated Cold War assassination tactics, though many allege that this was merely a smokescreen for political benefit and that covert and illegal training of assassins continues today, with Russia, Israel, the U. S., Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and other nations accused of still regularly engaging in such operations.

Meijer escaped and lived in Paraguay for years, until he was discovered by Peter R. de Vries and imprisoned there.

The club, which was founded in 1986, was named in his honour after an incident in that summer's World Cup match between England and Paraguay.

Just after independence was achieved, Paraguay was governed from 1814 by the dictator José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, who closed the borders of the country and prohibited trade or any relation with the exterior until his death in 1840.

The largest number of member states was 58, between 28 September 1934 ( when Ecuador joined ) and 23 February 1935 ( when Paraguay withdrew ).

Although the region was sparsely populated, it contained the Paraguay River, which would have given either landlocked country access to the Atlantic Ocean, and there was also speculation, later proved incorrect, that the Chaco would be a rich source of petroleum.

The war was a disaster for both sides, causing 57, 000 casualties for Bolivia, whose population was around three million, and 36, 000 dead for Paraguay, whose population was approximately one million.

By the time a ceasefire was negotiated on 12 June 1935, Paraguay had seized control of most of the region, as was later recognized by the 1938 truce.

From 1870 to 1954, Paraguay was ruled by 44 different men, 24 of whom were forced from office.

In 1617, the Río de la Plata Province was divided into two smaller provinces: Paraguay, with Asunción as its capital, and Río de la Plata, with headquarters in Buenos Aires.

The result was dire poverty in Paraguay and an increasingly impoverished empire.

Paraguay at independence was a relatively undeveloped country.

In contrast to other states in the region, Paraguay was efficiently and honestly administered, stable, and secure ( the army having grown to 1, 800 regulars ).

López was a despot who wanted to found a dynasty and run Paraguay like a personal fiefdom.

On October 25, it was reported by TMZ that Tyler slipped in his hotel shower in Paraguay and injured his face, including losing several teeth.

Again, they were runner-up, losing the final to Olimpia of Paraguay on penalties.

He played in England's opening Group B game against Paraguay but pulled his calf in training the night before the team's second game and was forced to miss the next three games until playing the full match in England's losing quarter-final against Portugal on 1 July.

The team then went on to defeat Paraguay 5 – 4 on penalties after a 1 – 1 draw in the quarter-finals before losing to Uruguay 2 – 0 in the semi-final.

Paraguay, after having lost more than 90 % of its Atlantic Rainforest between 1975 and 2005, is now losing its xenopheric forest ( dry forests ) in the Chaco at an annual rate of 220. 000 hectare ( 2008 )

Trinidad & Tobago were eliminated in the first round after losing to England and Paraguay, but Glen's performances during the tournament earned him praise and recognition.

Paraguay were drawn against Uruguay, where they were losing 2 – 0 before Santa Cruz scored a 62nd minute penalty goal.

Italy's performance at the 2010 World Cup was extremely poor, drawing 1-1 with both Paraguay and New Zealand before losing 3-2 to Slovakia and finishing bottom of the group.

Spain went into the 1998 World Cup as one of the favourites but were eliminated in the first round after losing to Nigeria in their opening match and drawing 0-0 with Paraguay.

Chile also suffered their worst defeat ever when playing at home during qualifiers losing 3-0 against Paraguay.

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The 6th Riverine District has its headquarters in Ladário, near Corumbá on the Paraguay River.

* The flag of Paraguay is not identical on its obverse and reverse sides.

Paraguay declared its independence from Spain in 1811 ; since then, the country has had a history of dictatorial governments, from the Utopian regime of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia ( El Supremo ) to the suicidal reign of Francisco Solano López, who nearly devastated the country in warfare against the combined forces of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay from 1865 through 1870.

Spaniards moved northwestward across the Chaco to found Santa Cruz in Bolivia ; eastward to occupy the rest of present-day Paraguay ; and southward along the river to refound Buenos Aires, which its defenders had abandoned in 1541 to move to Asunción.

As a result of its distance from the rest of the empire, Paraguay had little control over important decisions that affected its economy.

Litograph of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, a 19th century ruler of Paraguay, with a mate ( beverage ) | mate and its respective bombilla.

Paraguay had its second dictator.

They portrayed him as a tragic figure caught in a web of Argentine and Brazilian duplicity who mobilized the nation to repulse its enemies, holding them off heroically for five bloody, horror-filled years until Paraguay was finally overrun and prostrate.

Left without any outlet to the sea, Bolivia wanted to absorb the Chaco and expand its territory up to the Río Paraguay in order to gain a river port.

Brazil's financing of the US $ 19 billion Itaipú Dam on the Río Paraná between Paraguay and Brazil had far-reaching consequences for Paraguay ; it had no means of contributing financially to the construction, but its cooperation, including controversial concessions regarding ownership of the construction site and the rates for which Paraguay agreed to sell its share of the electricity, was essential.

In 1978 the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights convinced an annual meeting of foreign ministers at the OAS to pass a resolution calling on Paraguay to improve its human rights situation.

The Tebicuary River ( Río Tebicuary )— a major tributary of the Río Paraguay — bisects the swampy lowland, which is broken in its central portion by rounded swells of land up to three meters in height.

From Salto del Guairá, where the river enters Paraguay, the Paraná River flows 800 km to its juncture with the Río Paraguay and then continues southward to the Río de la Plata Estuary at Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Likewise, the development of a series of hydroelectric plants along the Río Paraná linked Paraguay to its neighbors and provided it access to cherished energy resources and badly needed export revenues.