Party colleagues described him as an "efficient" politician who advocated a fresh start for the Colorado Party, which had been an ally of military ruler Alfredo Stroessner, who ruled from 1954 to 1989.
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Mr Gonzalez's group are the political descendants of General Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguay's dictator for 35 years until 1989.
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He was a senior official under General Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguay's dictator from 1953 until the army ousted him in 1989.