Atanasio de la Cruz Aguirre (2 June 1801 – 28 September 1875) was acting
President of Uruguay
The president of Uruguay ( es, Presidente del Uruguay), officially known as the president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (), is the head of state and head of government of Uruguay. Their rights are determined in the Constitution of Urugu ...
from 1864 to 1865.
Background
Aguirre was a member of the
National Party. He served as the
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay in 1853. He was a Senator from 1861.
On March 1, 1864,
Bernardo Berro
Bernardo Prudencio Berro (April 28, 1803 – February 19, 1868) was the President of Uruguay from 1860 to 1864.
Background
Berro was a member of the National (Blanco) Party. He served as the President of the Senate of Uruguay in 1852, and from ...
stepped down from the Presidency.
President of Uruguay
He assumed the Presidency of Uruguay as next-in-line, in his capacity of
President of the Senate of Uruguay. This lasted until February 1865.
During the
Paraguayan War,
Francisco Solano López had sought to send an army to aid Aguirre against
Venancio Flores
Venancio Flores Barrios (18 May 1808 – 19 February 1868) was a Uruguayan political leader and general. Flores was President of Uruguay from 1854 to 1855 (interim) and from 1865 to 1868.
Background and early career
In 1839, he was made politic ...
, who was supported by
Brazilian troops.
With
Montevideo under siege, Atanasio de la Cruz Aguirre stepped down from the Presidency in favour of Senator
Tomás Villalba, who soon made peace with the
Colorado Party besiegers, allied with
Brazil.
['Atanasio Cruz Aguirre', Wikipedia (in Spanish), :es:Atanasio Cruz Aguirre]
This transition of power marked the coming to Presidential office of heads of state of the Colorado Party, which then remained in office for nearly a century.
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 executi ...
References
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:es:Atanasio Cruz Aguirre
1801 births
1875 deaths
Presidents of Uruguay
Presidents of the Senate of Uruguay
Uruguayan people of Basque descent
National Party (Uruguay) politicians
Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay
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