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Joel Filártiga, Paraguayan doctor who battled Stroessner dictatorship, dies at 86

Published on: Tuesday 09 July 2019

Joel Filártiga, Paraguayan doctor who battled Stroessner dictatorship, dies at 86 The authorities said it was a crime of passion. In Paraguay, where the military government of Gen. Alfredo Stroessner had cracked down on political dissidents while turning the country into a haven ...


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