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The 25 de Abril Bridge at night. The 25 de Abril Bridge is based in part on two San Francisco Bay Area bridges. Its paint is the same International Orange color as the famous Golden Gate Bridge, and the design is similar as well to the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. Both the Bay Bridge and the 25 de Abril Bridge were built by the same ...
In 2003 Paraguay’s national military academy admitted female cadets for the first time, opening another door for women pursuing education. [1] The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) [2] finds that Paraguay is fulfilling only 70.7% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income. [3]
Bernardo de Velasco (1742–1821) José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766–1840) Juan Valeriano de Zevallos: 16 May 1811 17 June 1811 32 days Governor Intendants – Fulgencio Yegros (1780–1821) 17 June 1811 12 October 1813 2 years, 117 days President of the Superior Governing Junta – José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766–1840) 12 ...
April 25 is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) ... 1264 – Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, medieval English nobleman; Earl of Winchester (b. 1195)
Porto de Mar (1997) A Norte (1998) O Dia 25 de Abril de 1974: 76 Fotografias e Um Retrato (1999), with text by Adelino Gomes; A Cidade das Pontes (2001), with text by David Pontes; Cuidado com as Crianças (2003) O Homem na Catedral (2003), by Eduardo Melo Peixoto; A Cortina dos Dias (2012) Os Rapazes dos Tanques (2014), with text by Adelino Gomes
The independence of Paraguay de facto started on 14 May 1811 after the Revolution of May 14 when a local ruling junta was created. In early 1811 Paraguayan forces had repeatedly defeated the Argentine army which considered Paraguay to be a break-away province. On 12 October 1813 the Paraguayan Republic was proclaimed.
The Portuguese were threatening to overrun the northern frontiers, and after realizing that Paraguay would not fulfill the 11 October treaty and join their federation, United Provinces of the Río de la Plata started a trade war by closing Río de la Plata to Paraguayan commerce, levying taxes and seizing ships.
Alto Paraná (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalto paɾaˈna]; Upper Paraná) is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Ciudad del Este (formerly known as Puerto Presidente Stroessner, originally Puerto Flor de Lis). The Alto Paraná department has experienced tremendous economic and population growth in the past 50 years.