Memorias y actores

Abstract

This paper aims to analyse actors and meanings that, either from civil society or from the State, were displayed around the possible memories of the Stroessner-Era. It studies the memory conflicts in the social dynamics through the commemorations of the fall of the stronist regime on February 2nd and 3rd (1989). During this period of thirty years, four historical cycles were established and concluded that there is a shift from the discourse of “national reconciliation” to one whose main line is the demand for justice regarding human rights’ violation.

Keywords

• Paraguay
• Memories
• Commemorations
• Stroessner
• Democracy