Juan Carlos Pita Alvariza (born 1951 in

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) is a

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physician, politician and diplomat.

Background and earlier life

Pita graduated as a doctor from the Faculty of Medicine of the

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. At the age of 17 he started his political affiliation in the National Party supporting Wilson Ferreira Aldunate. He was strongly against the civic-military dictatorship and formed the Popular Nationalistic Current during those years.

Political career

In 1984, he was elected deputy for Montevideo as part of the For the Fatherland movement. in 1987 he joined the Broad Front. He was a representative from 1985 to 2005. He was appointed Uruguayan ambassador to

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. Later he was appointed as Uruguayan ambassador to

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Ambassador

In 2012 he was appointed ambassador of Uruguay to the

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Family life

He was married to Alicia Magnou and had three daughters with her: Libertad, Ana Laura and Patricia. He was divorced and then married Mariella Mora, with whom he had a fourth daughter, Josefina.

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