Bernardo Prudencio Berro (April 28, 1803 – February 19, 1868) was the
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 Urugua ...
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 1858 to 1859.
President of Uruguay (first, provisional term)
Berro first served as head of state of Uruguay in a provisional government for several weeks in 1852, during a brief period in which the National Party came to power.
President of Uruguay (second term)
He led the National Party's return to power in 1860 and made attempts to unite the country's political factions, efforts not seldom opposed by members of his own Party and Government.
Assassination
Berro and former president
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 politi ...
were both assassinated on February 19, 1868.
See also
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History of Uruguay
The history of Uruguay comprises different periods: the pre-Columbian time or early history (up to the 16th century), the Colonial Period (1516–1811), the Period of Nation-Building (1811–1830), and the history of Uruguay as an independent co ...
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Paraguayan War
The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
References
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External links
Uruguay Country Study click on "Caudillos and political instability" for information on Berro
Presidents of Uruguay
Presidents of the Senate of Uruguay
Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
1803 births
1868 deaths
Assassinated Uruguayan politicians
Assassinated heads of state
People murdered in Uruguay
Assassinated heads of government
Place of birth missing
National Party (Uruguay) politicians
19th-century Uruguayan people
1868 murders in South America
19th-century murders in Uruguay
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