Carlos Julio Pereyra Pereyra (15 November 1922 – 9 February 2020) was a Uruguayan schoolteacher, author and politician belonging to the National Party. Pereyra was born in

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. He had a long political career, serving as representative and longtime senator. In the 1971 elections he was the running mate of

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. Soon afterwards Pereyra was an underground leader of his party during the civic-military dictatorship. Once again elected senator in 1984, he ran for president in the

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and 1994 elections. He died in

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, aged 97.

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1922 births 2020 deaths National Party (Uruguay) politicians People from Rocha Department Deaths from kidney failure Burials at Rocha Cemetery {{Uruguay-politician-stub