Juan María Bordaberry
Encyclopedia : J : JU : JUA : Juan María Bordaberry
| Term of Office: | March 1 1972— June 12 1976 |
|---|---|
| Predecessor: | Jorge Pacheco Areco |
| Successor: | Alberto Demichelli |
| Vice-president: | Jorge Sapelli |
| Date of Birth: | June 17, 1928 |
| Place of Birth: | Montevideo |
| Profession: | Rancher |
| Political Party: | Colorado Party |
Juan María Bordaberry is a Uruguayan statesman, who served as President from 1972 to 1976, when he was ousted in a military coup.
Bordaberry was born in 1928 in Montevideo, Uruguay's capital. Initially, he belonged to the Red Party, popularly known as the Colorados, and was elected to the Senate on the Blanco ticket. In 1964, however, he formed the Liga Nacional de Accion Ruralista (National Rural Action League), and in 1969 joined the Colorado Party. That year he was appointed to the Cabinet, and held a variety of portfolios between 1969 to 1971.
Bordaberry was elected President in 1972, in the midst of an economic crisis and guerrilla insurgency. He resorted to authoritarian measures in an attempt to deal with the situation, and appointed military officers to most leading government positions. Under pressure from the military, he dissolved the Congress, suspended civil liberties, and banned left-wing labour unions. The crisis only worsened, however, and in 1976 the military removed him from office.
Following Bordaberry's enforced cessation from Presidential office, he reverted to his work as a rancher.
Some would argue that, in some ways, Bordaberry's identification, albeit checkered, with the Uruguayan military, and the close links between his Colorado party and the military, mirror similar elements present in the Colorado party's founder, the 19th century President and military patriot, Fructuoso Rivera. Others would argue that Bordaberry's collaboration with the military was a repudiation of Colorado party ideals.
Pedro Bordaberry, a son of Juan Maria Bordaberry, was Tourism Minister in the government of Jorge Batlle.
Another son, Santiago Bordaberry, is President of the Rural Society of Durazno.
Link
(External:)
http://www.rau.edu.uy/uruguay/iconos/jmbordab.gif
|- style="text-align: center;"
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.