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2000 Uruguayan Municipal Elections
The municipal elections held on May 14, 2000, resulted in the consolidation of the EP-FA as the most popular party, a strong recovery for the Partido Nacional after its worst ever performance in the 1999 general elections, and a slight drop of support for the incumbent Partido Colorado of President Jorge Batlle. Overview These elections were held months after Jorge Batlle had been inaugurated president. Batlle, of the Partido Colorado, had been the winner of a presidential run-off on November 28, 1999, over Tabaré Vázquez, of the Frente Amplio. The 1999 elections had seen a major transformation of the Uruguayan political landscape, as the Frente Amplio had emerged as the largest party, breaking with the traditional PC-PN bipartisan competition, and the Partido Nacional had suffered its worst defeat in its history. At the time of the municipal elections, the Batlle administration was in its early stages and was enjoying a honeymoon with the electorate. The Partido Colorado a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Antía
Enrique Andrés Antía Behrens (born November 30, 1949) is a Uruguayan agricultural engineer and politician of the National Party (PN), serving as Intendant of Maldonado since November 26, 2020. Graduated from the University of the Republic, he has an agricultural engineering degree. He served as an Extension Technician for the National Milk Producers Cooperative (Conaprole) in the departments of Maldonado and Rocha for twenty years. Family Born in Maldonado as the son of the architect Enrique Antía Arlo and Consuelo Behrens Muñoz, Antía is the first cousin of the former Minister of Transport and Public Works, Lucio Cáceres Behrens, on his maternal side, and his mother is the first cousin of the well-known actress China Zorrilla. Political career He began his militancy as a member of the Nationalist University Movement (MUN). In 1985, when democracy returned, he was elected ''edil'' of the Maldonado Departmental Board. In the 2000 municipal elections, he was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local And Municipal Elections In Uruguay
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Juan Antonio Chiruchi
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Malaquina
Eduardo Malaquina (1936 – 9 April 2021) was an Uruguayan politician who served as a Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el .... References 1936 births 2021 deaths Members of the Senate of Uruguay 20th-century Uruguayan politicians 21st-century Uruguayan politicians Colorado Party (Uruguay) politicians {{Uruguay-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabaré Viera
Tabaré Viera Duarte (born 7 April 1955) is a Uruguayan politician of the Colorado Party (PC), serving as Minister of Tourism since August 23, 2021 under president Luis Lacalle Pou. Political career He was elected for the first time to the Chamber of Representatives in the general election of 1984, in which he participated supporting Dr. Altivo Esteves to the Municipality of Rivera and Julio María Sanguinetti to the presidency of the Republic. In the 1989 election he failed to be reelected, and during the Luis Alberto Lacalle administration he was part of the board of the State Sewage & Water Works (OSE) representing the Colorado Party. After the death of Altivo Esteves, Viera replaced him as the main leader of ''Foro Batllista'' in Rivera Department. He ran unsuccessfully for Intendant of Rivera in the 1994 elections, being defeated by Walter Riesgo of the ''Crusade 94'' sector of his party. From 1995 to 1998, during the second presidency of Julio María Sanguinetti, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Carminatti
is a character (arts), character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in List of video games featuring Mario, over 200 video games since his creation. Depicted as a short, pudgy, Italians, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures generally center on rescuing Princess Peach from the Koopa Troopa, Koopa villain Bowser. Mario has access to a variety of power-ups that give him different abilities. Mario's Twin, fraternal twin brother is Luigi. Mario first appeared as the player character of ''Donkey Kong (video game), Donkey Kong'' (1981), a platform game. Miyamoto wanted to use Popeye as the protagonist, but when he could not achieve the licensing rights, he created Mario instead. Miyamoto expected the character to be unpopular and planned to use him for cameo appearances; originally cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmelo Vidalín
Carmelo José Vidalín Aguirre (born 17 November 1955) is a Uruguayan politician serving as Intendant of the Durazno Department since November 26, 2020. A member of the National Party, he previously served in the same position from 2000 to 2009 and from 2015 to 2020, as well as National Representative in the 47th Legislature (2010-2015). Prior to entering politics, he worked as a philosophy teacher, and as a journalist in local media in his hometown. He began his local political career as a mayor and as an official in the Municipality of Durazno, reaching the position of General Secretary. Due to the electoral results he was seen as a pre-presidential candidate for the 2009 presidential primaries. He is known for having been one of the promoters of the massive annual ''Pilsen Rock'' music festival that took place outskirts of Durazno in the 2000s. Early life and education Vidalín was born and raised in Durazno. He attended the Marist Brothers' Colegio San Luis where he co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broad Front (Uruguay)
The Broad Front ( es, Frente Amplio, FA) is a left-wing political coalition from Uruguay. It was the ruling party of Uruguay from 2005 to 2020 and has produced two presidents: José Mujica (2010–2015) and Tabaré Vázquez (2005–2010; 2015–2020). Since 1999, it has been the largest party in Uruguay's General Assembly. History Frente Amplio was founded as a coalition of more than a dozen fractured leftist parties and movements in 1971. The first president of the front and its first candidate for the presidency of the country was General Liber Seregni. The front was declared illegal during the 1973 military ''coup d'état'' and emerged again in 1984 when democracy was restored in Uruguay. In 1994 Progressive Encounter (''Encuentro Progresista'') was formed by several minor independent factions and the Frente Amplio. EP and FA started contesting elections jointly under the name ''Encuentro Progresista - Frente Amplio''. Later another force, Nuevo Espacio, became linked to the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabaré Hackenbruch
Tabaré Hackenbruch (born 26 November 1928 in Canelones, Uruguay, Canelones-ib. 19 June 2017) was an Uruguayan politician. Biography A member of the Colorado Party (Uruguay), Colorado Party, he started his long political career supporting the successful candidacy of Tomás Berreta for President. He also worked in the newspaper ''Acción'' alongside Julio María Sanguinetti. Hackenbruch was elected Mayor of Canelones Department for three terms: 1985-1990, 1995-2000 and 2000-2005; in the 2000 election, he had the support of several politicians from the National Party (Uruguay), National Party, with the manifest intention of avoiding a victory of the Broad Front (Uruguay), Broad Front. In the end he had very low approval ratings and a lot of irregularities were reported. References 1928 births 2017 deaths Intendants of Canelones Department Uruguayan people of German descent Colorado Party (Uruguay) politicians People from Canelones, Uruguay {{Uruguay-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariano Arana
Mariano Arana (born March 6, 1933, in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan architect and politician, former Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment of Uruguay and former mayor of Montevideo. Biography Son and grandson of Spanish immigrants, Arana attended the Lycée Français de Montevideo and is a graduate of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of the Republic. He was also teacher and Director of the Institute of History of Architecture, among the many other activities during college. He was founder of the Banda Oriental Editions and was chairman of the ''Comisión de Patrimonio Histórico, Artístico y Cultural de la Nación'' between 1985 and 1989. He has written numerous books, ranging from architecture to politics. On the latter subject is his latest book, written jointly with Prof. Oscar Destouet, entitled ''5 Vertientes de la Izquierda'' (5 Slopes of the Left), which is a compilation of information from publications of five leading thinkers of the Uru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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