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.

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* 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