Joaquin Suarez con la banda presidencial

Joaquín Luis Miguel Suárez de Rondelo (August 18, 1781 in Canelones – December 26, 1868 in

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) was a

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Head of State of Uruguay

In December 1828, Suárez served as the first

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of the territory that was about to be known as

two years later.

President of Uruguay

He served as the President of the Senate of Uruguay from 1841 to 1845. Suárez served in the office designated as President of Uruguay from 1843 to 1852, during the

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. However, his effective rule was limited to the old city of

; historians remember this rule as "

Gobierno de la Defensa The Defense Government ( es, Gobierno de la Defensa) governed just the city of Montevideo during the period known as Great Siege of Montevideo (1843–1851). It was led by Joaquín Suárez, while the army was led by Fructuoso Rivera.Walter Rela ...

" (Defense Government), as he was defending the city during the

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, which in turn was led by

Manuel Oribe Manuel Ceferino Oribe y Viana (August 26, 1792 – November 12, 1857) was the 2nd Constitutional president of Uruguay and founder of Uruguay's National Party, the oldest Uruguayan political party and considered one of the two Uruguayan "tr ...

, who ruled over the rest of the country. He was the country's longest ruling president.

Designer of Uruguayan flag

He is credited with designing the Uruguayan flag.

Legacy

The town of Joaquín Suárez is named after him.

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