Ministry of National Defense (Uruguay)

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Ministry of National Defense
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional
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Formed22 December 1828 (1828-12-22)
Jurisdiction Government of Uruguay
Headquarters Montevideo
Minister responsible
Website National Defense

The Ministry of National Defense (Spanish : Ministerio de Defensa Nacional) of Uruguay is a ministry of the Government of Uruguay that is responsible for coordinating and executing all civil and military activities aimed at preserving the sovereignty, independence and the peace of the country. [1] It is the administrative and executive body of the Armed Forces of Uruguay. [2]

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The Ministry is headquartered in the 8 de Octubre Avenue in Barrio Tres Cruces, Montevideo. [3] The current Minister of Defense is Armando Castaingdebat, who has held the position since March 4, 2024. [4]

History

The General Constituent and Legislative Assembly established after the Preliminary Peace Convention of 1828 appointed José Rondeau as Provisional Governor. [5] On December 22, Rondeau appointed Colonel Eugenio Garzón as Minister of War and Navy, this being the first government department dedicated to the administration of the militia in the newly created Uruguayan State. [6]

In 1933 this government department adopted the current name of Ministry of National Defense of Uruguay. In 1987, the headquarters were installed in the old Blixen de Castro Residence on 8 de Octubre Avenue, in barrio Tres Cruces. [7]

On March 1, 2005, Azucena Berrutti became the first woman to hold the position of defense minister in Uruguay. [8] On April 1, 2019, President Tabaré Vázquez dismissed Minister Jorge Menéndez and the entire Defense leadership after a scandal resulting from the Special Honor Court that tried José Nino Gavazzo. [9]

Armed Forces

Structure

Headquarters

Its current headquarters is the General Artigas Building, formerly known as the Blixen de Castro Residence. The department settled there in 1987 after the democratic transition. The building was designed by the French architect Joseph Carré and dates from the 1910s. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Plan Estratégico | Ministerio de Defensa Nacional". 2021-04-25. Archived from the original on 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  2. ↑ "Ley N° 18650". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  3. ↑ "Día del Patrimonio en el Ministerio de Defensa, con visita guiada y actuación de bandas militares | Ministerio de Defensa Nacional". 2021-10-01. Archived from the original on 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  4. ↑ "Asumió Armando Castaingdebat y dijo que quiere "trabajar más rápido" en la búsqueda de restos de desaparecidos". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  5. ↑ "RONDEAU, José (1773-1844)".
  6. ↑ "El general Eugenio Garzón. Soldado de la independencia americana. Telmo Monacorda | La Mañana". 2022-08-15. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  7. 1 2 "Casa Blixen de Castro: Patrimonio de los uruguayos" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Ex ministra Azucena Berrutti canta "Las 40"". 2019-05-23. Archived from the original on 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  9. ↑ "Vázquez destituyó a toda la cúpula de Defensa y al Comandante del Ejército". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
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