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Colonel Lorenzo Latorre (1844 – 1916) rose through the army in Uruguay to become Minister of War and then President. Known as the dictador he was well regarded and made improvements to Uruguay’s education and finances. He resigned in 1880 after declaring Uruguay ungovernable and retired to Argentina.

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active years end date
1879-02-14, 1880-03-15
active years start date
1876-03-10, 1879-03-01
birth date
1844-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1844-07-08
birth place
Montevideo
death date
1916-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1916-01-18
death place
Buenos Aires, Argentina
order in office
President of Uruguay
party
Colorado Party (Uruguay)
successor
Francisco Antonino Vidal

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