Luis Brezzo Paredes(March 30, 1939 – September 20, 2002) was a

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an politician belonging to the Colorado party. He was born in

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on March 20, 1939, and studied engineering. He was employed in the banking sector, worked as a journalist, and was director of the Uruguay Association of Bank Employees (AEBU). In 1994 and 1999 he was elected to the

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. In 2000 president

Jorge Batlle Jorge Luis Batlle Ibáñez (; ''Batlle'' locally or ; 25 October 1927 – 24 October 2016) was a Uruguayan politician and lawyer, and a member of the Colorado Party. He served as the President of Uruguay from 2000 to 2005. Dr. Jorge Batlle ...

named him Minister of National Defense, where he served until his death on September 20, 2002. :es:Luis Brezzo

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1939 births 2002 deaths People from Montevideo Uruguayan people of Italian descent Colorado Party (Uruguay) politicians Defence ministers of Uruguay Ministers of Labor and Social Affairs of Uruguay Ministers of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries of Uruguay {{Uruguay-politician-stub