Arturo Lezama Bagez (1899–1964) was a
Uruguay
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an political figure.
Background
Lezama was a prominent member of the
Uruguay
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an
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
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
colleague President
Alberto Fermín Zubiría 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
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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 executiv ...
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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 of ideologies since its foundat ...
References
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:es:Arturo Lezama
1899 births
1964 deaths
Uruguayan people of Basque descent
Colorado Party (Uruguay) politicians
Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay
Presidents of the National Council of Government (Uruguay)
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