Paraguay, 1955 — military coup conspiracy
Event Summary
The dataset records an event coded as a military and dissident coup conspiracy in Paraguay on 22 January 1955, during the first year of General Alfredo Stroessner's rule after he seized power in the May 1954 coup that overthrew President Federico Chaves. United States diplomatic records describe several abortive plots during Stroessner's first year in office, aimed principally at his powerful ally Epifanio Mendez Fleitas but with the position of President Stroessner probably also at stake, to which the government and the Colorado Party Junta responded with effective political reprisals. This was a period of intense intra-Colorado and military-versus-party factional maneuvering as Stroessner worked to sideline both the Chaves and Mendez factions and consolidate personal control.
The coded January 1955 conspiracy fits this pattern of abortive plots during Stroessner's consolidation, which he survived to rule until 1989.
Researched Details
Researched
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Sources
Editorial Note
Cross-Reference
Only one dataset carries it. One of the three reference datasets we check against carries this event; the others do not list it. That is not a contradiction — the datasets cover different periods and use different thresholds — but it means the record has had less outside corroboration.
Identifiers for finding this same event in the other datasets:
- Cline Center id
15001221955
How the match is made is described in crossref-report.md.
Outcome and Target
Coup Atlas research identifies the target as: Stroessner suppressed the abortive plots and consolidated a 35-year dictatorship.
Baseline coding: Plot discovered and disrupted before execution. Recorded leader fate: remained in office; not physically harmed. The baseline file does not name individual targets; researched names are kept in a separate layer.
Baseline Dataset Citation
Baseline Source-Document Entries
New York Herald Tribune
New York Times
The Sun
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