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Peace Without Poison

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As elsewhere in Latin America, for the genocide to begin the military overthrew the electedgovernment. General Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda ousted President Federico Chávez in an armycoup in 1954 and installed himself as president. He ruled the country from 1954 to 1989 andsuspended the rule of law as soon as he took office by declaring martial law. During his 35-yeardictatorship the total fertility rate declined from 6.5 to 4.7 children per woman.From 1962 to 1982, General Matiauda used family planning services and not chemical poisoningto lower fertility. From 1982 onward, however, the people have been chemically sterilized withfluoridated salt and ten years later BPA was added to the food chain to work its miracles as asterilizer.All subsequent presidents until Fernando Lugo took office in 2008 have stayed the course set byGeneral Matiauda. They are: Andrés Rodríguez (1989-1993), Juan Carlos Wasmosy (1993-642 | P a g e

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