- José Serrato
José Serrato was a
Uruguayan political figure.Background
Serrato was a prominent member of the
Uruguayan Colorado Party which had long dominated the politics of the country. He was broadly identified with the policies ofJosé Batlle y Ordóñez , but was regarded as not being strongly ideological, and thus able to work with others in the party with more polarized standpoints [ 'Country Studies', No. 13, [http://countrystudies.us/uruguay/13.htm] ] .President of Uruguay
Serrato served as
President of Uruguay from 1923-1927 [ 'José Serrato', Wikipedia (in Spanish), [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Serrato] , ] , succeedingBaltasar Brum in that office.He himself was succeeded by
Juan Campisteguy .Post Presidency
Serrato later served as
Uruguayan Foreign Minister.He died in 1960, nearly 40 years after assuming the Presidency.
ee also
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Politics of Uruguay Reference
* [http://countrystudies.us/uruguay/13.htm]
* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Serrato]References
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