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| | AllRefer.com - Francisco Solano LOpez (Paraguay History, Biography) - Encyclopedia |
 | | Francisco Solano LOpez[frAnthEs´kO sOlA´nO lO´pAs] Pronunciation Key, 1826?1870, president of Paraguay (186270). |
 | | A megalomaniac who considered himself the Napoleon of South America, LOpez fanatically sought to increase the prestige of Paraguay and waged (1865) a disastrous war with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay (see Triple Alliance, War of the). |
 | | Solano LOpez, however, is today regarded by some Latin Americans as the champion of the rights of small countries against the aggression of more powerful neighbors. |
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