 Populist dictators such as José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia and Alfredo Stroessner used the language to appeal to common Paraguayans.Upon the advent of Paraguayan democracy in 1992, Guarani was established in the new constitution as a co-equal language along with Spanish.Jopara, the mixture of Spanish and Guarani, is spoken by an estimated 90% of the population of Paraguay.