National Council of Government, Uruguay
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The National Council of Government (Spanish: Consejo Nacional de Gobierno) was the ruling body in Uruguay between 1952 and 1967.
Constitutional provision
According to the Constitution of 1952, the National Council of Government was made up of nine members, of which six were chosen from the most-voted party and three from the second-most voted.
Membership
The first National Council of Government was presided by incumbent President Andrés Martínez Trueba till March 1, 1955. Afterwards, the Presidency of the Council was held on a yearly basis. Twelve citizens presided in succession: eight Colorados (Luis Batlle Berres, Alberto Fermín Zubiría, Arturo Lezama and Carlos Fischer) and eight Blancos (Martín Echegoyen, Benito Nardone, Eduardo Víctor Haedo, Faustino Harrison, Daniel Fernández Crespo, Luis Giannattasio, Washington Beltrán and Alberto Héber Usher).
Constitutional changes
In 1967, the new Constitution of Uruguay came into force, and with it the days of the National Council of Government were over.
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