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category: Intelligence & Government
summary: Daughter of General Andres Rodriguez and daughter-in-law of Paraguayan dictator
  Alfredo Stroessner, linking two prominent Latin American authoritarian dynasties.
tags:
- Person
- Politician
- Israel
- Military
---

[Marta Stroessner](/people/marta-stroessner/) is the daughter of [General Andres Rodriguez](/people/andres-rodriguez/) and was married to the second son of [President Alfredo Stroessner](/people/alfredo-stroessner/) of [Paraguay](/places/paraguay/). She was having an affair with the second son of [Anastasio Somoza](/people/anastasio-somoza/), the overthrown president of [Nicaragua](/places/nicaragua/), who was living in Asuncion at the time.[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.