Leaders of Uruguay
(Oriental Republic of Uruguay)
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Parties: PC: Colorado Party PN: National Party (Blancos) PSU: Socialist Party of Uruguay EP-FA-NM:Progressive Encounter-Broad Front-New Majority (multy party coalition, including the PSU as member of the FA; in Nov 2005 the parties comprising the EP plus the NM were admited as members of the FA) n/p: non-party


Heads of State
Presidents of the Republic
Juan José Amézaga Landaraso          1 Mar 1943 -  1 Mar 1947 (+1956) PC
Tomás Berreta Gandolfo               1 Mar 1947 -  2 Aug 1947 (+)     PC
Luis Conrado Batlle Berres           2 Aug 1947 -  1 Mar 1951 (+1964) PC
Andrés Martínez Trueba               1 Mar 1951 -  1 Mar 1952 (+1959) PC

Chairman of the 1st National Council of Government (1)
Andrés Martínez Trueba               1 Mar 1952 -  1 Mar 1955 (+1959) PC

Chairmen of the 2nd National Council of Government
Luis Conrado Batlle Berres           1 Mar 1955 -  1 Mar 1956 (+1964) PC 
Alberto Fermín Zubiría Urtiague      1 Mar 1956 -  1 Mar 1957 (+1971) PC
Arturo Lezama Bagez                  1 Mar 1957 -  1 Mar 1958 (+1964) PC
Carlos Lorenzo Fischer Brusoni       1 Mar 1958 -  1 Mar 1959 (+1969) PC

Chairmen of the 3rd National Council of Government
Martín Recaredo Echegoyen Machicote  1 Mar 1959 -  1 Mar 1960 (+1974) PN
Benito Nardone Cetrulo     	     1 Mar 1960 -  1 Mar 1961 (+1964) PN
Eduardo Víctor Haedo                 1 Mar 1961 -  1 Mar 1962 (+1970) PN
Faustino Harrison Usoz               1 Mar 1962 -  1 Mar 1963 (+1963) PN

Chairmen of the 4th National Council of Government
Daniel Fernández Crespo     	     1 Mar 1963 -  1 Mar 1964 (+1964) PN
Luis Giannattasio Finocchietti       1 Mar 1964 -  7 Feb 1965 (+1965) PN
Washington Beltrán Mullin     	     7 Feb 1965 -  1 Mar 1966 (+2003) PN
Alberto Heber Usher        	     1 Mar 1966 -  1 Mar 1967 (+1980) PN

Presidents of the Republic
Óscar Diego Gestido Pose     	     1 Mar 1967 -  6 Dec 1967 (+)     PC
Jorge Pacheco Areco        	     6 Dec 1967 -  1 Mar 1972 (+1998) PC
Juan María Bordaberry Arocena        1 Mar 1972 - 12 Jun 1976         PC
Pedro Alberto Demicheli Lizaso      12 Jun 1976 -  1 Sep 1976 (+1980) PC (acting) (2) 
Aparicio Méndez Manfredini           1 Sep 1976 -  1 Sep 1981 (+1988) PN (2)
Gregorio Conrado Álvarez Armellino   1 Sep 1981 - 12 Feb 1985         military 
Rafael José Addiego Bruno           12 Feb 1985 -  1 Mar 1985         n/p (acting) (2) 
Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo      1 Mar 1985 -  1 Mar 1990         PC
Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera      1 Mar 1990 -  1 Mar 1995         PN
Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo      1 Mar 1995 -  1 Mar 2000         PC
Jorge Luis Batlle Ibáñez             1 Mar 2000 -  1 Mar 2005         PC
Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas           1 Mar 2005 -                     PSU/EP-FA-NM, PSU/FA
(1) From 1952 to 1967 ruled the National Council of Government as collegiate body formed by PC and PN. PC retained the majority in the 1st and 2nd Councils, while PN did in the 3rd and 4th ones.
(2) Civilian president under military rule.
Vicepresidents of the Republic
Alberto Guani                1943-1947 (+1956) PC 
Luis Conrado Batlle Berres   1947      (+1964) PC 
Alfeo Brum                   1947-1955 (+1972) PC 
Jorge Pacheco Areco          1967      (+1998) PC 
Alberto Abdala               1967-1972 (+1986) PC 
Jorge Sapelli                1972-1973 (+1996) PC
Enrique Tarigo               1985-1990 (+2002) PC 
Gonzalo Aguirre Ramírez      1990-1995         PN 
Hugo Batalla Parentini       1995-1998 (+)     PC 
Hugo Fernández Faingold      1998-2000         PC 
Luis Antonio Hierro López    2000-2005         PC 
Rodolfo Nin Novoa            2005-             EP-FA, FA
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