Paraguayan Civil War (1947)

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Paraguayan Civil War
Part of the Cold War
Date 7 March – 20 August 1947 Location Paraguay Result Government/Military and Colorado Party victory All other political parties outlawed; Paraguay becomes a one-party state
Belligerents
Paraguayan Government Military of Paraguay Colorado militias Supported by: Argentina United States	Liberal Party Febrerista Revolutionary Concentration Paraguayan Communist Party
Commanders and leaders
Higinio Morínigo Alfredo Stroessner	Rafael Franco
Strength
20,000	3,000

The Paraguayan Civil War (also known as the Barefoot Revolution and the Third Paraguayan Civil War) was a civil war in Paraguay that lasted from 7 March to 20 August 1947.