César Batlle Pacheco (30 August 1885 – 5 June 1966) was a

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an journalist and political figure.

Biography

Batlle was born in

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into the distinguished Batlle family, the eldest son of Matilde Pacheco and

José Batlle y Ordóñez José Pablo Torcuato Batlle y Ordóñez ( or ; 23 May 1856 in Montevideo, Uruguay – 20 October 1929), nicknamed ''Don Pepe'', was a prominent Uruguayan politician, who served two terms as President of Uruguay for the Colorado Party. He wa ...

, the three-time

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(1899, 1903–07 and 1911–15). His brothers were

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and

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. He was of

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descent. He and his brothers grew up with his orphaned cousin, future Uruguayan president

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, on the Piedras Blancas estate outside Montevideo. He was a journalist by profession and a prominent member of the Uruguayan

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Party, closely associated with '' El Día'', the newspaper founded by his father. In 1919, he served as president of

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. In 1931, and between 1943 and 1952, he served as president of the

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Political elections

He was elected a Deputy in 1951. From 1959 till 1963, he served as a minority member in the

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. He became a Senator in 1964. He died in Montevideo in 1966.

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Biography

Political elections

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