TabaréRamón Vázquez Rosas was a Uruguayan politician and oncologist who served as the 39th and 41st President of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020. During his political career,Vázquez was a member of the Broad Front coalition. Before his first presidential term,Vázquez was president of the Club Progreso team and made two unsuccessful presidential bids in 1994 and 1999. He served as Intendant of Montevideo between 1990 and 1994 shortly before his first presidential campaign.
Gregorio Conrado Álvarez Armelino,also known as El Goyo,was an Uruguayan Army general who served as president of Uruguay from 1981 until 1985 and was the last surviving president of the civic-military dictatorship.
Juan María Bordaberry Arocena,also referred to by his initials JMB,was an Uruguayan politician and cattle rancher who served as the 34th President of Uruguay from 1972 until his resignation in 1976 and the 1st President of the Civic-Military Dictatorship from 1973 to 1976. Previously,he was the Minister of Agriculture from 1969 to 1972.
Aparicio Méndez Manfredini was a Uruguayan lawyer and political. He was a de facto President of Uruguay from 1976 to 1981 as a non-democratically elected authority of the civic-military dictatorship.
Juan Pedro Bordaberry Herrán is a Uruguayan attorney,lecturer,and politician,who served as a Senator of the Republic from 2010 to 2020,as Minister of Tourism and Sports from 2003 to 2005,and as Minister of Industry,Energy and Mining from 2002 to 2003. A member of the Colorado Party,he was the party's candidate for president in the 2009 and 2014 presidential elections.
Jorge Sapelli was an Uruguayan political figure. He was the Vice President of Uruguay from 1972 until his resignation in 1973.
Washington Beltrán Mullin was a Uruguayan political figure.
Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz was a Uruguayan political figure,who died by assassination in the framework of Operation Condor. He was married to Matilde Rodriguez Larreta and had five children:Marcos,Juan Pablo,Magdalena,Facundo and Mateo.
Residencia Presidencial de Suárez y Reyes,or simply Residencia de Suárez,is the official residence of the president of Uruguay,so-called because it is located at the intersection of Suarez and Reyes streets,in Prado,Montevideo. To its back lies the Montevideo Botanic Garden. It was built during the first presidential term of JoséBatlle y Ordoñez.
Benito Nardone Cetrulo was a Uruguayan journalist and political figure.
Martín Ricardo Echegoyen was a Uruguayan political figure. In the years 1959 to 1960 he was the president of the Uruguayan National Council of Government.
Domingo Bordaberry Elizondo (1889–1952) was a Uruguayan lawyer and political figure.
Lucía Topolansky Saavedra is a Uruguayan politician and former revolutionary who served as the 17th Vice President of Uruguay from September 2017 to March 2020. A member of the Movement of Popular Participation (MPP) —Broad Front,she also served as Senator of the Republic from 2020 to 2022 and from 2005 to 2017,as National Representative from 2000 to 2005 and as First Lady of Uruguay as the wife of president JoséMujica from 2010 to 2015.
The civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (1973–85),also known as the Uruguayan Dictatorship,was an authoritarian military dictatorship that ruled Uruguay for 12 years,from June 27,1973 until March 1,1985. The dictatorship has been the subject of much controversy due to its violations of human rights,use of torture,and the unexplained disappearances of many Uruguayans. The term "civic-military" refers to the military regime's relatively gradual usurpation of power from civilian presidents who continued to serve as head of state,which distinguished it from dictatorships in other South American countries in which senior military officers immediately seized power and directly served as head of state.
The 1973 Uruguayan coup d'état took place in Uruguay on 27 June 1973 and marked the beginning of the civic-military dictatorship which lasted until 1985.
Wilson Ferreira Aldunate (1919–1988) was a Uruguayan politician and a historically important member of the National Party.
Basque Uruguayans are citizens of Uruguay who are of Basque ancestry.
JoséGerardo Amorín Batlle is an Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the Colorado Party. He currently serves as president of the State Insurance Bank since 2020. He previously served as Senator of the Republic from 2010 to 2019,as National Representative from 2000 to 2010 and as Minister of Education and Culture from 2004 to 2005.
Juan Justo Amaro was an Uruguayan politician.
María Josefina Herrando Puig is a Uruguayan politician and former First Lady of Uruguay from 1972 until 1976. She is the widow of Juan María Bordaberry,the constitutionally elected president from 1972 to 1973 and de facto presidential dictator from 1973 to 1976 as the head of the Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay. Herrando,who is nicknamed "China",is the country's oldest living former first lady.
