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National Council Of Government (Uruguay)
The National Council of Government ( es, Consejo Nacional de Gobierno) was the ruling body in Uruguay between 1952 and 1967. It consisted of nine members, of which six were from the party that received the most votes in general elections, and three from the runner-up party. Generally known as the ''colegiado'' system,The Constitution it had previously existed as the National Council of Administration ( es, Consejo Nacional de Administración) between 1918 and 1933. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering the RÃo de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, when the Portuguese first established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans late relative to neighboring countries. The Spanish founded Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th century bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Lezama
Arturo Lezama Bagez (1899–1964) was a Uruguayan political figure. Background Lezama was a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party which ruled the country for lengthy periods, and was President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1951 and 1953. In 1957 his fellow-Colorado colleague President Alberto FermÃn ZubirÃa stepped down from office. President of Uruguay In 1955 Lezama was elected a member of the National Council of Government, which he presided 1957–1958.'Arturo Lezama', Wikipedia (in Spanish), :es:Arturo Lezama, That year started the exploration in search for petroleum on Uruguayan territory. He was succeeded by Carlos Fischer, a Colorado Party colleague. Death Lezama died in 1964. See also * Politics of Uruguay * Colorado Party (Uruguay) The Colorado Party ( es, Partido Colorado, lit=Red Party) is a liberal political party in Uruguay. Ideology The party seeks to unite moderate and liberal groups, although its members have had a diverse set o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Council Of Government (Uruguay)
The National Council of Government ( es, Consejo Nacional de Gobierno) was the ruling body in Uruguay between 1952 and 1967. It consisted of nine members, of which six were from the party that received the most votes in general elections, and three from the runner-up party. Generally known as the ''colegiado'' system,The Constitution it had previously existed as the National Council of Administration ( es, Consejo Nacional de Administración) between 1918 and 1933. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consejo Nacional De Administración
The National Council of Administration ( es, Consejo Nacional de Administración) was part of the executive power in Uruguay between 1919 and 1933, ruling alongside the President of the Republic.The Constitution The ''colegiado'' system was proposed by President during his second term in office, with the aim of creating an executive body similar to the Swiss [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto Héber Usher
Alberto Héber Usher (May 1, 1918 – January 19, 1981) was a Uruguayan politician, who served as President of Uruguay from March 1, 1966, to March 1, 1967. Background Héber was born in Montevideo. His parents were Blanca Usher Conde and Alberto Héber Uriarte (grand-nephew of Juan D. Jackson). He was a member of the National Party, and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1958. His brother, Mario Héber (d.1980), was a prominent public representative and opposition leader during the civilian-military administration of 1973–1985. His nephew Luis Alberto Héber has been a prominent National Party Deputy and Senator. President of the National Council of Government In 1958 Héber was elected a member of the National Council of Government, which he presided from 1966 to 1967. His period of office coincided with constitutional changes which envisaged lengthening the President's term of office to 5 years.'Alberto Héber Usher', Wikipedia (in Spanish), :es:Alberto Hébe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Beltrán
Washington Beltrán Mullin (6 April 1914, Montevideo – 19 February 2003) was a Uruguayan political figure. Background A journalist by profession, and son of deputy Washington Beltrán Barbat, who was killed in 1920 in a duel with former Colorado Party (Uruguay), Colorado President José Batlle y Ordóñez, Washington Beltrán was a prominent member of the National Party (Uruguay), National (Blanco) Party (for some decades he joined the Independent National Party (Uruguay), Independent National Party). He was elected to the Senate of Uruguay, Senate in 1958. From 1961, he also served as co-director of the newspaper El PaÃs (Uruguay), El PaÃs, which was founded by his father. President of the Uruguayan National Council of Government Elected in 1958 as a member of the National Council of Government, Beltrán presided over that body from 1965 till 1966, succeeding Luis Giannattasio who had died in office shortly after attending in official capacity the funeral of Winston Churchill. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Giannattasio
Luis Giannattasio Finocchietti (19 November 1894 – 7 February 1965) was a Uruguayan political figure. Background Giannattasio was an engineer by profession and a leading member of the Uruguayan Blanco (National) Party. From 1959 to 1963, he served as Minister of Public Works. In this capacity, Giannattasio was particularly identified with a significant road-building program. President of the National Council of Government 1964 In 1962 he was elected a member of the National Council of Government. He became President of the body in 1964, succeeding his National Party colleague Daniel Fernández Crespo. Prominent members of his Administration included Health minister Aparicio Méndez, who later served as President of Uruguay. 1965: Death in office In 1965 Giannattasio died in office shortly after attending in official capacity the funeral in London, England, of Winston Churchill. He was succeeded as President of the National Council of Government by Washington Beltrà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Fernández Crespo
Daniel Fernández Crespo (28 April 1901 – 28 July 1964) was a Uruguayan political figure. Background and early career Fernández Crespo belonged to the National Party, and entered politics in the early 1930s. Formerly a schoolteacher, by the time he assumed Presidential office he had achieved a reputation as a prolific sponsor of reformist legislation, including in the fields of accident insurance and pensions. From 1954 till 1958 he served as minority member of the National Council of Government of Uruguay. In 1963 his National Party colleague Faustino Harrison stepped down from the Presidency of the Council. President of the National Council of Government He became President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay in 1963. In 1964 he was succeeded as President by another National Party colleague, Luis Giannattasio, who died in office. Death and legacy Fernández Crespo died on 28 July 1964, a few months after leaving office . A road in the capital, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faustino Harrison
Faustino Harrison Usoz (21 May 1900, Chamangà , Flores Department – 20 August 1963, Montevideo) was a Uruguayan political figure. President of the National Council of Government He was President of the Uruguayan National Council of Government from 1962 to 1963. His service as President came at a time when the collegiate system of Presidential rule then in force in Uruguay was coming under increasing scrutiny as a result of its perceived inadequacy in the face of mounting social and economic problems. Political alignment Harrison was a member of the National Party (Uruguay), as was his predecessor and successor, Presidents Haedo and Crespo respectively. His period of office and the years surrounding it were somewhat exceptional in Uruguayan politics as they broke for a number of years the longstanding tradition of the rule of the Colorado Party. Death He died in 1963, less than six months after stepping down from the Presidency. See also * Politics of Uruguay T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo VÃctor Haedo
Eduardo VÃctor Haedo 'Eduardo VÃctor Haedo', Wikipedia (in Spanish) :es:Eduardo VÃctor Haedo ( Mercedes, Soriano, July 28, 1901 – November 15, 1970) was a Uruguayan political figure. Background Haedo was a prominent member of the Uruguayan National Party. He served as Education Minister from 1936 to 1938 under President Gabriel Terra. President of the National Council of Government He was President of the National Council of Government 1961–1962, succeeding his National Party colleague Benito Nardone. Post Presidency Haedo was succeeded as President in 1962 by Faustino Harrison, also of the Uruguayan National Party. He died in 1970. References * :es:Eduardo VÃctor Haedo 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. The president exercises executi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benito Nardone
Benito Nardone Cetrulo (November 22, 1906 – March 25, 1964) was a Uruguayan journalist and political figure. Biography Nardone was born at Montevideo, the son of an Italian immigrant. For many years he was a popular radio commentator at CX 4 Radio Rural. His political prominence came about after his long established reputation as a radio personality. He was strongly identified with rural affairs. Prior to assuming the Presidency, he was seen as politically close to Domingo Bordaberry and his son Juan MarÃa Bordaberry, both of them heavily involved with a Ruralist affairs organization led by Nardone.'Liga Federal de Acción Ruralista' (in Spanish), Wikipedia, :es:Liga Federal de Acción Ruralista He was a prominent member of the Uruguayan National (Blanco) Party. President of Uruguay In 1960 Nardone's Blanco Party colleague MartÃn Echegoyen stepped down as President of the National Council of Government, so Nardone succeeded Echegoyen as president, remaining in charge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MartÃn Echegoyen
MartÃn Ricardo Echegoyen (3 April 1891 in Montevideo – 18 May 1974 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan political figure. In the years 1959 to 1960 he was President of the Uruguayan National Council of Government. Political background Echegoyen was a member of the National Party, which in the 1958 elections ended the longstanding tradition of Colorado Party Presidents. He served under President Gabriel Terra as Education Minister from 1935 to 1936, and as Public Works Minister from 1936 to 1938. He later ran as the National Party's Vice Presidential candidate in 1946 and 1950. For many years, he served as a prominent member of the Senate. He was its president from March 1, 1963, to March 1, 1967. President of the National Council of Government; later career Echegoyen served as President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay 1959–1960. He was succeeded as President by Benito Nardone, a National Party colleague. After relinquishing the Presidency in 1960, Eche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
