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Jorge Larrañaga
Jorge Washington Larrañaga Fraga (8 August 1956 – 22 May 2021) was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the National Party (Uruguay), National Party (PN) who served as Ministry of the Interior (Uruguay), Minister of the Interior from 1 March 2020 until his death. He previously served as Paysandú Department, Intendant of Paysandú from 1990 to 1999, as well as a Senate of Uruguay, Senator between 2000 and 2020. Early life and education Larrañaga was born on August 32, 1956 in Paysandú, the son of Jorge Washington Larrañaga Ilarraz (1921–2003) and Ketty Fraga Coubrough (1923–2010). He was of Basque and English descent. He obtained a law degree from the University of the Republic (Uruguay), University of the Republic and specialized in civil and labor law. Political career From 1982 to 1984 he served as secretary of the Paysandú Departmental Commission of the National Party, and later from 1985 to 1989 as its vice president. In parallel, he served as a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of The Interior (Uruguay)
The Ministry of the Interior () of Uruguay is the ministry of the Government of Uruguay that is responsible for controlling, regulating and evaluating policies, programs and plans related to public safety, as well as guaranteeing citizens the free exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms. This ministry is in charge of the Uruguayan police force, as well as the fire department. In addition, it is responsible for issuing the identity card and other documents, through the National Directorate of Civil Identification. This government department is headquartered in Mercedes Road in Barrio Centro, Montevideo. Creation It was created during the Provisional Government of José Rondeau on 22 December 1828 as the Ministry of Government and Foreign Affairs, but in 1856 it was divided to give rise to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Government. In 1943 it is finally renamed as Ministry of Interior. Units of the Ministry of Interior * Dirección Nacional de Asu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colorado Party (Uruguay)
The Colorado Party (, , PC) is a liberal political party in Uruguay. Its existence can be traced back to the origins of the Uruguayan republic, in the 1830s, and since then until the late 1990s it remained the most dominant political party in the country, holding power almost uninterruptedly (alternating with the National Party, its greatest rival) until its electoral collapse in the 2004 elections, when the Party obtained only 10% of the vote. Since then, the Colorados have been able to recuperate some of their lost support, but as of 2024 they haven’t reached the 20% threshold in any of the elections celebrated in that period (2009, 2014, 2019, 2024). Their current position in the Uruguayan political landscape is conditioned by the unofficial coalition they’ve formed with the National Party (''Partido Nacional''; another center-right political party, traditionally the Colorado’s greatest adversary), in opposition to the Broad Front (''Frente Amplio''). The Front ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Waorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 2 – Austria and Israel establish diplomatic Austria–Israel relations, relations. * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Uruguayan General Election
General elections were held in Uruguay on Sunday, 27 October 2019 to elect the President of Uruguay, President and General Assembly of Uruguay, General Assembly. As no presidential candidate received a majority in the first round of voting, a runoff election took place on 24 November. In the 2014 Uruguayan general election, 2014 elections, the left-wing Broad Front (Uruguay), Broad Front had won a third consecutive election with absolute majorities in both houses of the General Assembly. The Broad Front's term in office еarned support through the creation of a large welfare system, but at the same time was undermined by an increasing budget deficit, along with rising unemployment and a spike in violence. The election campaign focused primarily around the issue of crime, with each party proposing different solutions. A 2019 Uruguayan constitutional referendum, constitutional referendum on amendments proposed by opposition senator Jorge Larrañaga was held alongside the elections. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Uruguayan Presidential Primaries
Presidential primary elections were held in Uruguay on 30 June 2019 in order to nominate the presidential candidate for every political party taking part in the 2019 Uruguayan general election.Reglamentación de las elecciones internas de los partidos políticos Background The formally called ''elecciones internas'' () are the first stage of the established by the Constitution of 1997. In this election, the only candidates for |
Luis Lacalle Pou
Luis Alberto Aparicio Alejandro Lacalle Pou (, ; born 11 August 1973), is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer, who served as the 42nd president of Uruguay from 2020 to 2025. The son of former president Luis Alberto Lacalle, Lacalle Pou attended The British Schools of Montevideo and graduated from the Catholic University of Uruguay in 1998 with a law degree. A member of the National Party (Uruguay), National Party, he was first elected to the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay, Chamber of Representatives in the 1999 Uruguayan general election, 1999 election as a National Representative for the Canelones Department, a position he held from 2000 to 2015. During the first session of the 47th Legislature (2011–2012) he chaired the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay, General Assembly. He also served as Senate of Uruguay, Senator from 2015 to 2019. He ran unsuccessfully for president in 2014 Uruguayan general election, 2014. Five years later, he defeated the Broad Fron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Uruguayan Presidential Primaries
Presidential primary elections were held in Uruguay on 1 June 2014 in order to nominate the presidential candidate for every political party taking part in the 2014 Uruguayan general election.Reglamentación de las elecciones internas de los partidos políticos Background The formally called ''elecciones internas'' () are the first stage of the established by the Constitution of 1997. In this election, the only candidates for |
José Mujica
José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano (20May 193513May 2025) was a Uruguayan politician, revolutionary and farmer who served as the 40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the Tupamaros, he was tortured and imprisoned for 14 years during the military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s. A member of the Broad Front coalition of left-wing parties, Mujica was the minister of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries from 2005 to 2008 and a senator afterwards. As the candidate of the Broad Front, he won the 2009 presidential election and took office as president on 1 March 2010. Mujica's administration implemented a range of progressive policies, including the decriminalization of abortion, the legalization of marijuana consumption and the legalization of same-sex marriage. Additional measures strengthened the country's trade unions and significantly bolstered minimum wages. While in office, Mujica was described as being "the world's poorest president" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Uruguayan General Election
General elections were held in Uruguay on 25 October 2009 alongside a 2009 Uruguayan referendum, two-part referendum. As no candidate for president received more than 50% of the vote, a second round was held on 29 November between the top two candidates, José Mujica of the ruling Broad Front (Uruguay), Broad Front (who received 48% of the vote) and former president Luis Alberto Lacalle of the National Party (Uruguay), National Party (29%). Mujica won the run-off with 55% of the vote. In the parliamentary elections, the Broad Front retained its majorities in both chambers, winning 16 of the 30 seats in the Senate of Uruguay, senators and 50 of the 99 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. The National Party finished second with 9 senators and 30 deputies, the Colorado Party (Uruguay), Colorado Party third with 5 Senators and 17 Deputies, and the Independent Party (Uruguay), Independent Party fourth with 2 deputies. Presidential candidates 2009 Uruguayan presidential primaries, Preside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Alberto Lacalle
Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera (; ''Lacalle'' locally or ; born 13 July 1941) is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer who served as the 36th president of Uruguay from 1990 to 1995. A member of the National Party, he previously served as National Representative from 1972 to 1973, and as Senator of the Republic from 1985 to 1990. Lacalle was born and raised in Montevideo. He is the grandson of Luis Alberto de Herrera who led the National Party and founded one of its most prominent sectors. He attended the Jesuit Colegio Seminario and graduated from the University of the Republic in 1964 with a law degree. In his youth he worked as a journalist in some media outlets. From 1972 to 1973 he served as National Representative for the Montevideo Department, but lost his seat after the dissolution of parliament with the coup d'état carried out by President Juan María Bordaberry. Lacalle was elected president in the 1989 election, which marked the return of the National Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Julio Pereyra
Carlos Julio Pereyra Pereyra (15 November 1922 – 9 February 2020) was a Uruguayan schoolteacher, author and politician belonging to the National Party. Pereyra was born in Rocha. He had a long political career, serving as representative and longtime senator. In the 1971 elections he was the running mate of Wilson Ferreira Aldunate. Soon afterwards Pereyra was an underground leader of his party during the civic-military dictatorship. Once again elected senator in 1984, he ran for president in the 1989 and 1994 elections. He died in Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ..., aged 97. References External links 1922 births 2020 deaths National Party (Uruguay) politicians People from Rocha Department Deaths from kidney failure Burials at Rocha Cemeter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broad Front (Uruguay)
The Broad Front (, FA) is a political coalition in Uruguay. Since 2025, it has been the ruling party of Uruguay, having previously ruled from 2005 to 2020 and has produced three presidents: Tabaré Vázquez (2005–2010; 2015–2020), José Mujica (2010–2015) and Yamandú Orsi (2025–present). Since 1999, it has been the largest party in Uruguay's General Assembly. History The Frente Amplio was founded in 1971 as a coalition of over a dozen fractured leftist parties and movements. The first president of the front and its first candidate for the presidency of the country was General Líber Seregni. The front was declared illegal during the 1973 military ''coup d'état'' and emerged again in 1984 when democracy was restored in Uruguay. Progressive Encounter () was formed in 1994 by several minor independent factions and the Frente Amplio. EP and FA started contesting elections jointly under . Later, another force, Nuevo Espacio, became linked to the front. Thus, it began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
