Faustino Harrison Usoz (21 May 1900,
Chamangà,
Flores Department
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– 20 August 1963,
Montevideo
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)
was a
Uruguay
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an political figure.
President of the National Council of Government
He was
President of the Uruguayan National Council of Government from 1962 to 1963. His service as President came at a time when the collegiate system of Presidential rule then in force in
Uruguay
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was coming under increasing scrutiny as a result of its perceived inadequacy in the face of mounting social and economic problems.
Political alignment
Harrison was a member of the
National Party (Uruguay)
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, as was his predecessor and successor, Presidents Haedo and Crespo respectively. His period of office and the years surrounding it were somewhat exceptional in Uruguayan politics as they broke for a number of years the longstanding tradition of the rule of the
Colorado
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Party.
Death
He died in 1963, less than six months after stepping down from the Presidency.
See also
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Politics of Uruguay
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References
1900 births
1963 deaths
Presidents of the National Council of Government (Uruguay)
Intendants of Florida Department
People from Flores Department
Uruguayan notaries
National Party (Uruguay) politicians
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