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1983 Uruguayan Pro-democracy Demonstration
The 1983 Uruguayan pro-democracy demonstration, known as was a massive demonstration held at the Obelisk of the Constituents, Montevideo, Uruguay, on November 27, 1983. The objective of the act was to demand the end of the civil-military dictatorship and the holding of democratic elections. At the event, the only speaker, actor Alberto Candeau, read the proclamation, in which he called for a democratic transition. The demonstration was organized by an alliance built between the three political parties that had been legalized for the primary elections the previous year, an instance that marked progress in the democratic opening. The parties came together under the banner of "For a democratic Uruguay without exclusions”, and it is estimated that around 400,000 protesters participated, making it the largest demonstration in the history of the country. Due to a famous aerial photograph of the tree-lined Luis Morquio Avenue filled with protesters in what looked like a river, the even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obelisk Of Montevideo
The Obelisk of Montevideo, officially listed as the ''Obelisco a los Constituyentes de 1830'', is a monument created by sculptor José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín (1891-1975). It is a three-sided obelisk made of granite, tall with three bronze statues on its sides, representing "Law", "Liberty" and "Force". It has a hexagonal water fountain around it with six spheres on its outer circumference. It is located at the intersection of 18 de Julio and Artigas Boulevard avenues, in Montevideo, at the entrance of the Parque Batlle area. It was built in 1930 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Constitution of Uruguay and is an homage to the participants of the General Assembly of the first Constitution. Six years later, a similar but larger monument was built at the intersection of 9 de Julio and Corrientes avenues in Buenos Aires, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the first founding of the city. See also * 18 de Julio Avenue *Artigas Boulevard *Parque Batlle *Const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio María Sanguinetti
Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo (; born 6 January 1936 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan politician, lawyer and journalist, who twice served as President of Uruguay (from March 1985 until March 1990, and again, from March 1995 until March 2000) for the Colorado Party (Uruguay), Partido Colorado. A lawyer and journalist by profession, he was born into a middle-class family of Italian origin from Genoa. He studied Law and Social Sciences at the University of the Republic. He received his law degree in 1961, and later combined his legal practice with work as a journalist. He had already been writing for the press, first in the weekly ''Canelones'' and later, since 1955, as a columnist for ''Acción'', a newspaper established by the then-President, Luis Batlle Berres, Luis Batlle, for which he covered events such as the Cuban Revolution (1959) and carried on until the 1970s. Both media outlets were connected to the Colorado Political Party (Partido Colorado - PC), the histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 26 November 1931) is an Argentine activist, community organizer, painter, writer and sculptor. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976–1983), during which he was detained, tortured, and held without trial for 14 months. He also received, among other distinctions, the Pacem in Terris Award. Early life Pérez Esquivel was born in Buenos Aires on 26 November 1931 to a Spanish fisherman from Poio, Galicia, who emigrated to Argentina. His mother died when he was three, and despite his poverty, he attended the Manuel Belgrano School of Fine Arts and the National University of La Plata, where he was trained as a painter and sculptor. He was appointed professor of architecture and worked with a variety of sculptural media, and for 25 years taught in all levels from primary to university. Pérez Esquivel began working with popularly based Latin American Christian pacifist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physics, Physics, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Physiology or Medicine and Nobel Prize in Literature, Literature. Since March 1901, it has been awarded annually (with some exceptions) to those who have "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses". In accordance with Alfred Nobel's will, the recipient is selected by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, a five-member committee appointed by the Parliament of Norway. Since 2020 the prize is awarded in the University of Oslo Faculty of Law, Atrium of the University of Oslo, where it was also awarded 1947–1989; the Abel Prize is also awarded in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Parteli
Carlos Parteli Keller (Rivera, 8 March 1910 – Montevideo, 26 May 1999) was a Uruguayan Roman Catholic cleric. Biography At 13 years of age he entered the Minor Seminary and at 16 he was sent to Rome by the second Bishop of Melo José Joaquín Arrospide to study at the South American College in Rome. He studied philosophy and theology and was ordained priest on Holy Saturday of 1933 in the Church of San Juan Bautista Berrán. On his return to Uruguay he served as parish priest of the Cathedral of Florida until 1939, when he became secretary of Bishop Miguel Paternain. In 1942 he moved to Rivera, where he was appointed pastor of the Immaculate Conception Parish Church. Later, in 1960, he was appointed bishop of then newly created Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacuarembó. He was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Montevideo and titular bishop of Turris in Mauretania in 1966. A decade later, on 17 November 1976, he succeeded as Archbishop of Montevideo The Roman Catholic Archdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Montevideo
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montevideo ( la, Archidioecesis Montisvidei) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic church in Uruguay. History Erected as the Apostolic Vicariate of Montevideo by Pope Gregory XVI on 14 August 1832, the vicariate was promoted to the Diocese of Montevideo on 13 July 1878 by Pope Leo XIII. It was elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese on 14 April 1897. The new archdiocese became the Metropolitan of the suffragan sees: Canelones, Florida, Maldonado–Punta del Este, Melo, Mercedes, Minas, Salto, San José de Mayo, Tacuarembó. Montevideo is the only archdiocese in Uruguay and its archbishop is thus seen as leader of the Uruguayan Church. The archdiocese's mother church and thus seat of its archbishop is the Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral. The current archbishop of Montevideo is Daniel Sturla, SDB, who was installed on 9 March 2014. A year later he was created Cardinal by Pope Francis. Organization The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zelmar Michelini
Zelmar Raúl Michelini Guarch (20 May 1924 – 20 May 1976) was a Uruguayan reporter and politician, assassinated in Buenos Aires in 1976 as part of Operation Condor. Career Zelmar Michelini was member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1954 to 1958, and then of the Chamber of Senators starting in 1966. He was Minister of the Industry under Oscar Gestido's presidency ( Colorado Party), before renouncing in 1970 due to disagreements with the government's policies.Elías, Jorge (1 July 2004)"Montevideo, at the Corner of Buenos Aires" Proyecto Impunidad. At that time, he left the conservative Colorado Party to participate, alongside other left-wing parties ( Communist and Socialist Party and other independent left-wing groups), in the foundation of the ''Frente Amplio'' ("Broad Front") coalition in 1971. A reporter at the newspaper ''Acción'', he also founded in the 1960s the weekly ''Hechos''. Michelini again became senator in 1971, as a member of the ''Frente Amplio''. However, he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisa Delle Piane
Elisa Delle Piane (27 March 1925 – 25 August 2008) was a Uruguayan human rights activist and politician, a member of the Broad Front. She was married to journalist and politician Zelmar Michelini. Biography Elisa Delle Piane was born in Montevideo on 27 March 1925. She married Zelmar Michelini and the couple had ten children, including senator Rafael Michelini and human rights lawyer Felipe Michelini. Zelmar was assassinated in Buenos Aires during the time of Argentina's military dictatorship, along with the president of the Chamber of Representatives Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz and Tupamaros and . She was among the earliest members of the Broad Front and was president of the national pro-referendum commission in Uruguay. She also dabbled in politics, was a substitute senator, and sat on the same bench as Zelmar Michelini. Elisa Delle Piane died in Parque del Plata Parque del Plata is a city of the Costa de Oro in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay. Location The ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor Grauert
Héctor Grauert (1907–1991) was a Uruguayan political figure. Background He was a lawyer by profession. His brother Julio César Grauert was a Colorado Party Deputy. Public offices He was elected a Deputy in 1942 and subsequently a Senator.'Héctor Grauert', Wikipedia (in Spanish), :es:Héctor Grauert, He served as Interior Minister and in other ministries in the 1950s. In the early 1960s he served as minority member at the National Council of Government of Uruguay. See also * Politics of Uruguay * List of political families This is an incomplete list of prominent political families. Monarchical dynasties are not included, unless certain descendants have played political roles in a republican structure (e.g. Arslan family of Lebanon and Cakobau family of Fiji). A ... References * :es:Héctor Grauert Interior ministers of Uruguay Ministers of Labor and Social Affairs of Uruguay Uruguayan people of German descent National Council of Government (Uruguay) Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José D'Elía
José D'Elía (21 June 1916 - 29 January 2007) was a Uruguayan labor leader and politician. Biography Born in Treinta y Tres, D'Elía worked as a shop employee and from his youth onwards he took part in the trade union movement. In 1942, he participated in the foundation of the General Union of Workers (UGT), and was the general secretary. Three years later, he participated in the creation of the Worldwide Labor Union Federation. Between 1964 and 1966, he was a fundamental factor in the unification of the Uruguayan labor movement which resulted in the creation of the Workers National Central ( CNT), whose first president was D'Elía. A Socialist Party member from his youth, D'Elía supported the creation of the Frente Amplio in 1971. In the 1984 elections, which marked the end of the dictatorship begun in 1973, D'Elía was the vice presidential candidate of his party alongside presidential candidate was Juan José Crottogini. The pair received 21.3% of the vote, finishing in thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Chifflet
Guillermo Chifflet (1926 – 26 April 2020) was an Uruguayan journalist and politician who served as a Deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spai ... and co-founded the Broad Front. References 1926 births 2020 deaths Uruguayan people of French descent Uruguayan politicians Uruguayan socialists {{Uruguay-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguay Tourné
Uruguay Tourné del Campo (13 May 1929 – 30 November 2022) was a Uruguayan politician. Background and early career In his youth, Tourné was an activist for the National Party (Uruguay). Tourné was an uncle to politician Daisy Tourné who served as Interior Minister. Deputy and Senator Tourné was repeatedly elected as Deputy for Montevideo for the years 1963 to 1977, although was obliged to step down prior to the completion of his mandate. Tourné later served as a Senator from 1985 to 1989. Later political activity In later years he identified with the National Party (Uruguay)'s Herrerismo grouping. He was a supporter of Jorge Larrañaga. Personal life and death Tourné died on 30 November 2022, at the age of 93. References See also * Politics of Uruguay The politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential representative democratic republic, under which the President of Uruguay is both the head of state and the head of government, as well as a multiform party system. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
