Lorenzo Carnelli (1887 – 1960) was a
Uruguay
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an
lawyer
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and
politician
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who belonged to the
National Party.
In 1925, he left the National Party and founded the
Radical National Party. In the elections of 1927, he got 2.2% of the vote. Blanco historical leader
Luis Alberto de Herrera lost these elections by 1% of the vote and Carnelli is often cited as the reason for this.
1887 births
1960 deaths
20th-century Uruguayan lawyers
National Party (Uruguay) politicians
Candidates for President of Uruguay
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