Editing Alfredo Stroessner (section)

==Family==
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=== Marriage and children ===
Stroessner was married to [[:es:Ligia Stroessner|Eligia Mora Delgado]] (26 December 1910 – 3 February 2006). They had three children. The couple were forcibly separated after his exile; she fled to the US, while he was given asylum in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/02/17/Stroessners-family-arrives-in-Miami/9494603694800/|title=Stroessner's family arrives in Miami|website=UPI|language=en|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref> Although they stayed in touch by phone and occasionally met, they were unable to live together, and neither Stroessner nor his son were able to return to Paraguay to attend her funeral.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/politica/enterraron-a-la-ex-primera-dama-eligia-de-stroessner-884464.html|title=Enterraron a la ex primera dama Eligia de Stroessner|newspaper=ABC Color|language=es|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref>

=== Extramarital affairs and child abuse ===
Stroessner engaged in extramarital affairs before and during his presidency. According to many sources, he also engaged in child abuse with girls as young as 8 years old. As a result of this he may have fathered over 30 illegitimate children. The affairs and child abuse were divulged after his downfall, further tarnishing his image.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultimahora.com/stroessner-la-coleccion-amantes-y-su-otra-familia-oculta-n1022439.html|title=Stroessner: Las amantes y su otra familia oculta|newspaper=Última Hora|date=8 September 2016 |language=es|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref>