Juan María Bordaberry Politician

Juan María Bordaberry Arocena (17 June 1928 – 17 July 2011) was a Uruguayan dictator, politician and cattle rancher, who first served as a constitutional President from 1972 until 1973, and then ruled as the head of a civilian-military dictatorship up to 1976.He came to office following the Presidential elections of late 1971. In 1973, Bordaberry dissolved the General Assembly and was widely regarded as ruling by decree as a military-sponsored dictator until disagreements with the military led to his being overthrown before his original term of office had expired. On November 17, 2006 he was arrested in a case involving four deaths, including two of members of the General Assembly during the period of civilian-military rule in the 1970s.

Personal facts

Juan María Bordaberry
Birth dateJune 17, 1928
Birth place
Montevideo , Uruguay
Date of deathJuly 17, 2011
Place of death
Montevideo , Uruguay
Children
Santiago Bordaberry

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Office holder

party
Colorado Party (Uruguay)
successor
vice president
Jorge Sapelli

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External resources

  1. http://www.rau.edu.uy/uruguay/iconos/jmbordab.gif