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After the coup, Rodriguez became the President of Paraguay and continued to rule the country with the blessing of the U.S. | 1923-06-19 | 1997-04-21 | San Salvador de Guairá, Paraguay |
Andres Rodriguez was a General in Paraguay and the head of the military school. He was a powerful figure in the country, considered by some to be the second most powerful man after Alfredo Stroessner. Ari Ben-Menashe described him as a Central Intelligence Agency agent who had an exclusive on importing United States cigarettes to Paraguay.1
Andres Rodriguez had close connections with Rodolfo Stange of Chile and, Ben-Menashe wrote, received a retainer from Carlos Cardoen. He had presidential aspirations and was involved in a power struggle with Alfredo Stroessner. His daughter, Marta, was married to Stroessner's second son, who was a cocaine addict, leading to strife over the presidential candidacy.1
Andres Rodriguez orchestrated a coup d'état against Alfredo Stroessner in February 1989, with the support of the Central Intelligence Agency. Earl Brian and Clair George visited Paraguay and met with Andres Rodriguez prior to the coup. The closing of Carlos Cardoen chemical plant in Paraguay was one of the issues that brought the power struggle to a head.1
After the coup, Andres Rodriguez became the President of Paraguay and continued to rule the country with the blessing of the United States government. He stepped down in August 1993 and died in 1997.1
Footnotes
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Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. TrineDay, 1992. ↩︎