Experienced by the author when he was detained in a Stroessner torture center, this is the meticulously researched story about the longest-serving dictator in South America in the 20th century. It reveals corruption, drug trafficking, American support, the Nazi link and Operation Condor.

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Stroessner & the Reign of Terror

Stroessner & the Reign of Terror

“This book is the product of a flagrant violation of human rights that the author personally experienced in 1982. It was the time of the flight of the Condor – the military criminal pact made official in Santiago de Chile on November 25, 1975 to supposedly save the Southern Cone of Latin America from the clutches of atheistic and stateless communism. Paraguay lived this period with terror, and Kim Ekemar's narrative is a valuable contribution to learning about the country's recent history – especially for new generations, who need to know what happened in those years as a fundamental part of an education based on truth and not in the falsification of the past. At its core, 'Stroessner & the Reign of Terror' is a direct criticism of the institutionalization of the State outside the law in Paraguay. This book will eventually become a fundamental basis for the great debate in the classrooms of secondary schools and universities, in cultural centers and – why not – within the National Congress of Paraguay itself.” – Dr. Martín Almada, Alternative Nobel Laureate, and member of the Executive Committee of the American Association of Jurists (AAJ).

“Part historical text and part political thriller frightening in its reality, "Stroessner & the Reign of Terror" presents a wealth of information on a tormented era in Latin America’s history. In this true story, Ekemar offers a detailed investigation of one of the most vicious and corrupt dictatorships that the South American continent has ever known.

Alfredo Stroessner’s thirty-five-year regime was the longest-lasting dictatorship in twentieth-century South America. Ekemar’s narrative, supported by personal experience and extensive research, paints a chilling picture of the pervasive human rights violations of his iron-fisted rule, which was marked by personal and political corruption, sexual depravity, and the protection of Nazi fugitives, drug traffickers, and terrorists.

The text contains reminders that the practice of torture was extensive under Stroessner, with political activists, journalists, peasants, teachers, intellectuals, indigenous tribes, children, and pregnant women among the targeted. Victims were flown out over the Paraná River and dropped to their deaths from airplanes.

Ekemar also reveals the extent to which the United States knew about, and was responsible for, the abuses that took place during “Operation Condor,” a Cold War-era campaign of political repression and state terror that involved intelligence operations and the assassination of opponents in South America and elsewhere. The program was intended to eradicate communism and Soviet influence in Latin America’s Southern Cone; sadly, one of the methods used was to prop up brutal right-wing dictatorships in the countries involved, supporting them with funds, training in effective methods of torture, and more. The book vividly and meticulously describes the treatment that Ekemar and his wife received while detained by the Paraguayan police.

Front cover art, while graphic and disturbing, is appropriate for the nature and content of the book. To facilitate personal research, Ekemar has included ample listings of data, statistics, and online resources.

Part historical text and part political thriller frightening in its reality, El Reino del Terror presents a wealth of information on a tormented era in Latin America’s history. It is a powerful call for the truth to be recognized and taught, and a warning to us all of the perils of failing to honor our human rights and guard our freedom.” - A 5-star rated review by Clarion Foreword Reviews