Republic of Paraguay

Republic of Paraguay Republic of Paraguay is situated almost in the center of South America. The area covers 407 thousand km ² and its population is 1.7 million people. Paraguay has the lowest population in South America. In the second half of the 16th Century the territory of Paraguay today is inhabited by Spanish settlers, with whom the members of the Catholic order of Jesuits, whose reign lasted 150 years. Paraguay in 1811 declared its independence. Soon the power Fransisa was the dictator who ruled for 26 years and was one of the fighters for independence. In 1865 in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay declared war on. This war has many victims in the country and its population was killed. During the 20th Century, in the country in the fight for power of the ECB and the dictators. The reactionary govement pursued the interests of American monopolies. The people in the fight against this policy, but its shares have been crushed with radical measures. In 1954 it rose to power Gen. Alfredo strešné. In 1989, Gen. Andres fatimatg a policy for the care of the country of isolation in which it was subjected to numerous reforms. There were democratic elections in 1993. In 1992 a constitution. Paraguay Constitutional Republic. The Head of State is the President, elected for five years.