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25. According to the passage Paraguay ...

A) had its worst times during the rule of the dictator Andres Rodriguez

B) is still affected by the traditions of the colonial period

C) has suffered a series of unworthy dictators during its story

D) was ruled by decent, fair-minded lenders only for a short period

26. It is surprising that General Anders Rodriguez ...

A) was a here of the independence movement which ended 1811

B) was over thrown by a dictator in 1989

C) became a dictator exactly like his predecessors

D) introduced democracy even though he came to power in a coup