Conflict
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Combatant 1
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Combatant 2
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Result
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President
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Paraguayan Campaign (1810–1811)
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Paraguay (Loyalists and Patriots)
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Río de la Plata (Revolutionaries)
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Victory
- Paraguay retains independence from the Revolutionary Primera Junta of Buenos Aires
- Paraguay would obtain independence from Spain afterwards
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Platine War (1845–1852)[2]
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Brazil
Uruguay
Paraguay
Argentine Rebels
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Argentina
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Victory
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Paraguayan War (1864–1870)
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Paraguay
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Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
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Defeat
- Allied occupation of Paraguay
- Paraguay lost approx. 33% of territory to the Allied Powers; around 50% of the Paraguayan population died during the war
- Postwar decade of severe social crisis, political inestability and constant rebellions in 1870 - 1879
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Liberal Revolution (1904)
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Colorado Party (Government)
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Liberal Party (Rebels)
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Defeat of the Government
- Liberal Rebels overthrow the Colorado Party
- Liberal Regime established until 1940 - 1947
- Colorado Party does not return to power until 1948
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First Paraguayan Civil War (1911–1912)
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Radical Liberals (Government)
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Civic Liberals
Colorado Party (Rebels)
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Defeat of the Government
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Second Paraguayan Civil War (1922-1923)
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Saco Puku Liberals (Government)
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Saco Mbyky Liberals (Rebels)
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Victory of the Government
- Defeat of the supporters of Eduardo Schaerer, known as the "Saco Mbyky" side
- Consolidation of the faction of Manuel Gondra and Eusebio Ayala, known as the "Saco Puku" side
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Chaco War (1932–1935)
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Paraguay
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Bolivia
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Victory
- Most disputed area awarded to Paraguay.[3]
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World War II (1945)[4][5]
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United States
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
China
France
Poland
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
India
South Africa
Yugoslavia
Greece
Denmark
Norway
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Czechoslovakia
Brazil
Mexico
Chile
Bolivia
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Venezuela
Uruguay
Argentina
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Germany
Japan
Italy
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Croatia
Slovakia
Finland
Thailand
Manchukuo
Mengjiang
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Victory
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Third Paraguayan Civil War (1947)
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Moríñigo Government
Colorado Party (Government)
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Liberal Party
Revolutionary Febrerista Party
Paraguayan Communist Party (Rebels)
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Victory of the Government
- Liberal Party definitely overthrown from power
- Colorado Party returns to political power since 1947 - 1948
- Colorado Hegemony established until 2008
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Guerrillas against Stroessner (1958–1980)
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Paraguay With Support of:
United States (1958-1980)
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Paraguayan Revolutionary Guerrillas: * FULNA (Frente Unido de Liberación Nacional) * 14 de Mayo * Columna Mariscal López * Movimiento Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia * OPM (Organización Político Militar) * Ligas Agrarias (disputed)
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Victory of the Government
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Dominican Civil War (1965–1966)
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Dominican Loyalists
United States
Brazil
Paraguay
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
El Salvador
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Dominican Constitutionalists
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Victory
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Insurgency In Paraguay (2005–present)
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Paraguay
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Paraguayan People's Army
Armed Peasant Association
Army of Marshal López
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Ongoing
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