Eduardo Blanco Acevedo (14 March 1884,

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– 7 July 1971) was a

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an political figure and physician.

Background

Son of Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández and Luisa Acevedo, his family was full of prominent personalities in the academic and political fields. He was a distinguished

an political figure. He was long associated with the

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party. He was father-in-law to

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Political roles

He served in the 1930s as President

's public health minister. He served as a Senator in the 1930s and 1940s. He served as the President of the Senate of Uruguay in 1950. In the 1950s he served as minister for public instruction. From 1952 till 1955 he served at the Consejo Nacional de Gobierno.

Death

He died in 1971.

References

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