Jose Eugenio Ellauri y Obes (1834–1894) was a

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an political figure who was President of Uruguay from 1873 until he was overthrown in a military coup in 1875.

Background

He was a lawyer by profession, and a prominent member of the

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. His father was Foreign Minister, Deputy and President of the Constituent Assembly, José Longinos Ellauri. He served as Foreign Minister under Lorenzo Batlle y Grau from 1868 to 1872.

President of Uruguay

He served as

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from 1873 to 1875.'José Eugenio Ellauri', Wikipedia (in Spanish), :es:José Eugenio Ellauri, While President, Ellauri founded by decree the town of Villa del Carmen, in

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in 1873.

References

* :es:José Eugenio Ellauri 1834 births 1894 deaths Presidents of Uruguay Colorado Party (Uruguay) politicians Ministers of foreign relations of Uruguay 19th-century Uruguayan lawyers {{Uruguay-law-bio-stub

Background

President of Uruguay

See also

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