2010 in Uruguay

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The following lists events that happened during 2010 in Uruguay .

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References

  1. "Uruguay: Tabaré Vázquez termina con buena nota". BBC in Spanish. 22 February 2010.
  2. El Espectador (9 March 2010). "Philip Morris versus Uruguay" (in Spanish). Uruguay. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.