"Stroessner was ousted in a coup d'Ă©tat led by General AndrĂ©s RodrĂguez, his closest confidant for over three decades. One reason for the coup was that the generals feared one of Stroessner's offspring would succeed him. Of the two, Alfredo was a cocaine addict and Gustavo, a pilot, was loathed for being homosexual. "
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"After the coup, Stroessner fled to Brazil, where he lived in exile for the next 17 years. ...He tried to return to Paraguay before his death, but he was rebuked and threatened with arrest by the government. ...Stroessner died on 16 August 2006, in BrasĂlia, at the age of 93. ...Stroessner engaged in extramarital affairs before and during his presidency. According to many sources he also engaged in child abuse with girls as young as 8 years old. As a result of this he may have fathered over 30 illegitimate children."