On this date in 1954 Alfredo Stroessner
named himself president of Paraguay.
I don't know if it was only for that day but I
suspect that it was longer.
I've got a lot on my plate this upcoming week
so I'm naming myself president of Paraguay
just for today. All government offices
in Paraguay are closed on Sundays so
I don't suppose anyone will mind
and I don't think I can mess things up too badly.
I would like to have a parade through the capital,
maybe encourage the national soccer team,
play a military joke on Uruguay, and
after a supper of asoda, chipa and boiled yucca ,
get my portrait made for a postage stamp.
--- rLp ---
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