Juan Carlos Blanco Estradé (19 June 1934 – 22 August 2021) was a Uruguayan lawyer and political figure.

Background

Blanco came from a distinguished Uruguayan political family. His father,

Daniel Blanco Acevedo Daniel Blanco Acevedo (1879 in Montevideo – 1971) was a Uruguayan lawyer and political figure. Background A member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party, Daniel Blanco Acevedo's father Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández was a Foreign Minister and Deputy ...

, was a Deputy representing

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in the 1940s and 1950s. His grandfather,

Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández (15 September 1847 – 13 January 1910) was a Uruguayan political figure and education advocate. Background He was closely identified with the Colorado and Constitutional Parties. He married Luisa Acevedo Vásquez ...

, was himself Uruguayan Foreign Minister in the 19th century. His uncle,

Juan Carlos Blanco Acevedo Juan Carlos Blanco Acevedo (6 December 1879 – 3 May 1952) was a Uruguayan politician. Background A lawyer by profession, he was from a distinguished Uruguayan political family. His father Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández was Foreign Minister of ...

, was Foreign Minister in the 1920s. He was a prominent member of the Colorado Party.

Early career

Blanco qualified as a lawyer. Subsequently, he worked for many years for the

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Political offices

Blanco was Foreign Minister of Uruguay from 1972 to 1976. His name is closely associated with the civic-military dictatorship. In 2002 he received a sentence of imprisonment for the disappearance of activist Elena Quinteros in 1976, who had been kidnapped from the Venezuelan Embassy in Paraguy. As a civilian he was not protected by the '' Lay de Caducidad''. Quinteros is considered one of the

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. In 2005 he was also indicted for the murders of the reporter Zelmar Michelini and politician Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz. He received a

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and died in prison. He was Uruguayan Ambassador to the United Nations from 1982 to 1985. Subsequently, he served in the Senate from 1990 to 1995 and was regarded as being close politically with

Jorge Pacheco Areco Jorge Pacheco Areco (; April 9, 1920 – July 29, 1998) was a Uruguayan politician and journalist and the 33rd president of Uruguay, serving from 1967 to 1972. Formerly the Vice President of Uruguay Pacheco became President after the sudden deat ...

, a former

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Background

Early career

Political offices

See also

References