1516 |
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Failed expedition of Juan Díaz de Solís to the Río de la Plata Estuary. |
15 August 1537 |
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Asunción is founded. |
1542 |
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The province became part of the newly established Viceroyalty of Peru, with its seat in Lima. |
1556 |
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Establishment of the Roman Catholic Church in Paraguay. |
1767 |
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Spanish king, Charles III (1759-88), expelled the Jesuits. |
1776 |
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The crown created the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata; Paraguay, which had been subordinate to Lima, now became an outpost of Buenos Aires. |
17 May 1811 |
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Paraguay declared independence. |
30 September 1813 |
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The congress met for the first time. |
1814 |
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José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia became the first president of Paraguay. |
1844 |
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Carlos Antonio López became the second president of Paraguay. |
1864-1870 |
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War against Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. |
1876 |
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Last foreign troops left Paraguay. |
1912 |
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Eduardo Schaerer became president. |
1932-1935 |
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War of Chaco with Bolivia. |
21 July 1938 |
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Peace treaty signed with Bolivia, fixed the final boundaries behind the Paraguayan battle lines. |
December 1946 |
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Coup d’état in December 1946 and full-scale civil war in March 1947. |
15 August 1954 |
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Alfredo Stroessner Mattiauda became president. |
1989 |
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Stroessner was overthrown by army leader General Andres Rodriguez. |
1992 |
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Paraguay’s new constitution went into effect. |
15 August 2003 |
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Nicanor Duarte Frutos became president. |