Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay

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Uruguay Portal v · 1973 coup d'état until February 28, 1985. This dictatorship was the corollary of an escalation of violence and authoritarism in a traditionally peaceful country, and should be analyzed in the light of the Cold War context and other military dictatorships in the region. It meant the suppression of all former political activity, including the traditional parties and the left. Many people were imprisoned and tortured, especially left-wingers. Four de-facto presidents were the visible heads of this regime: Juan María Bordaberry (1973-1976) Alberto Demicheli (1976) Aparicio Méndez (1976-1981) Gregorio Álvarez (1981-1985) In 1980 the military tried to impose a new Constitution that meant entrenching them in power, and they failed to do so, since the plebiscite meant a resounding "No". Soon afterwards the political parties started reorganizing; in November 1984 there were general elections, won by Julio María Sanguinetti, and the 12-year-long dictatorship came to an end. The sequels of this dictatorship still give foot to debate and controversy. See also Operation Condor Tupamaro National Liberation Movement 1973 Uruguayan coup d'état References This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Spanish Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат? Civic-Military Directory Civic Arena Look at other dictionaries: Uruguay — (1973–1985)    Uruguay, like Chile, fell under military control in 1973. Until then, both countries had been admired for their strong democratic institutions Uruguay having earned such nicknames as “the Switzerland of America” and “the Sweden of… …   Historical Dictionary of the “Dirty Wars” Colorado Party (Uruguay) — For the Paraguayan party of the same name, see Colorado Party (Paraguay). Colorado Party Partido Colorado President Pe …   Wikipedia Montevideo — For other uses, see Montevideo (disambiguation). Montevideo Former colonial name: City of San Felipe y Santiago de Montevideo   Capital city   …   Wikipedia Operation Condor — For other uses, see Operation Condor (disambiguation). Operation Condor …   Wikipedia Tupamaros — This article is about the Uruguayan guerrilla group. For the Peruvian guerrilla group, see Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. For the Venezuelan group, see Tupamaro (Venezuela). Flag of the Tupamaros National Liberation Movement …   Wikipedia Charrúa people — History of Uruguay This article is part of a series Early History …   Wikipedia Argentina — /ahr jeuhn tee neuh/; Sp. /ahrdd hen tee nah/, n. a republic in S South America. 35,797,536; 1,084,120 sq. mi. (2,807,870 sq. km). Cap.: Buenos Aires. Also called the Argentine. Official name, Argentine Republic. * * * Argentina Introduction… …   Universalium Coups d'état in Argentina — In Argentina there were six coups d état during the 20th century: in 1930, 1943, 1955, 1962, 1966 and 1976. The first four established interim dictatorships, while the last ones established dictatorship of permanent type on the model of a… …   Wikipedia Dirty War — For other uses, see Dirty War (disambiguation). Argentinean Dirty War Part of Operation Condor …   Wikipedia literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”