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Part Two: Alfredo Stroessner: The Luckiest Dictator

Behind the Bastards

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The Tyrannosaur and the Schoolgirls

Stressner was no doubt aware of the inevitable waning of his powers. The girls were Don Alfredo's draw de cigneur. If all else failed, the girl was kidnapped and given an injection that made her more cooperative. Alex Schumetof is a prestige magazine journalist writing in the 1980s. How many children the Tyrannosaur produced is unknown, but there are thought to be many.

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