Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro (March 14, 1942 – August 5, 2016) was an Uruguayan politician, journalist, and writer. He was popularly known as "El Ñato". A former member of the
National Liberation Movement (Tupamaros) (MLN-T), he was in prison during the military dictatorship for twelve years (1973-1985).
He was the Minister of Defense from 2011 until his death. On August 5, 2016, he died in office at the age of 74.
His 12-year tenure in prison during Uruguay's military dictatorship with
Mauricio Rosencof and
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 imprisone ...
was the basis for the film ''
A Twelve-Year Night,'' in which he was portrayed by
Alfonso Tort.
References
External links
*
1942 births
2016 deaths
Politicians from Montevideo
Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
Broad Front (Uruguay) politicians
Defence ministers of Uruguay
Burials at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo
{{Uruguay-politician-stub