Brief Political History of Paraguay
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- čas přidán 29. 12. 2020
- This video explores the basics of Paraguayan history and politics to explain why Paraguay, despite having begun independent life with little violence and chaos and having been the first country in South America to industrialize ended up as one of the poorest countries in the region and one that continues to suffer from corruption. It covers from Gaspar de Francia, "el supremo" to "Marito", Mario Abdo Benítez.
Sources:
Hanratty, Dennis Michael and Meditz, Sandra W. 1988. Paraguay: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress.
Meyer, Sebastian. 2017. "Paraguay: The Uneven Trajectory" In Latin American Politics and Development. Ed. Harvey Kline, Christine Wade and Howard Wiarda. New York, NY: Westview Press.
Never knew Paraguay had so much promise. Fantastic work on this one
THANKS again
Only video in English I can find on Francia, great job!
Dr. Francia is a fascinating figure. He essentially governed as an enlightened absolutist, heavily repressing his enemies within the elite class, but sincerely serving the interests of the common citizens. His rule notably lacked the disease of the continent, corruption, and he left his country wealthier than he found it. He was truly that rarest sort of dictator, the benevolent one. Moreover, he created a model of governance that worked well for Paraguay, at least until the advancements he pioneered were squandered wholesale in a foolishly-executed and impossibly lopsided war. Far from being out of his mind, as portrayed by many outsiders, Dr. Francia was a brilliant visionary who basically created his country from scratch and provided his successors all the tools necessary to maintain national independence. I'd go so far as to say that he was the greatest Paraguayan who ever lived, and that he should still serve as an inspiration to those seeking to develop their countries according to the wills of their peoples, rather than the demands of multinationals.
These videos are very creative and they show how much you truly know about the subject. I'm very happy you post these and I consistently use them for my research on Nations in Central and South America. keep up the good work, you are an artist my friend.
Thanks for the comment!! And for watching.
great work
these are gr8! it is hard to find brief histories of latin america you know. like, really hard. especially all in one place. gr8 vid!
Make one about Ecuador please
Hi Allan, it's on the queue. Uruguay is next, then Ecuador.
1:15 whose idea was the beanie on the stick logo?
It's a symbol of the French Revolution which they were inspired by.
It is a spear with a Phrygian cap, the latter emerged in France as a replacement for monarchical symbols
Nice Job,⬆ but still the reason of war, and why Colorados was the reasons of the war where the monarchies was killed, I dont understand how they still get to power for long time,
Subtitulos en español falta
voy a hacer su propia versión en español, corregida y aumentada.
Actualy, Paraguay invaded Argentina, which led Miter to enter the war, so many Paraguayans died, because Solano Sopes, he refused to surrender even after Brazil took Asunción, he put paraguayan children to fight as soldiers when his army was destroyed. Brazilians in particular committed atrocities against surrendered soldiers and civilians, which helped in the total fatality, largely in revenge for what paraguayan troops did to brazilian civilians when they invaded Mato Grosso, when Brazilian troops were occupied in Uruguay.
Brazil=Hitler
Thanks for being the first portuguese surnamed person to acknowledge brazillian crimes apart from our own, sad situation that so many brazilians today dont know that all involved in this war but the uruguayans were atrocious,
Argentina had declared itself neutral; however, he collaborated with Brazil, allowing his troops free passage to attack Paraguay and Uruguay, a _casus belli._ López had offered Mitre an armistice, to continue fighting alone with Brazil and Uruguay, but Mitre refused. Brazil committed true excesses and war crimes, atrocities even reprehensible for the time; so much so that Argentina decided not to participate in the taking of Asuncion in protest.
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