- Alberto Abdala
Alberto Abdala (1920-1986)
Uruguay an politician, painter and Vice-President from 1967 to 1972.Background
Alberto Abdala was born in 1920, being of Lebanese descent. He was a member of the Colorado Party. In 1966, the "
Batllismo " faction of the Colorado Party didn't have a natural leader to run for the presidential elections of November of that year, after the death in 1964 of the faction's leader, former PresidentLuis Batlle Berres . Some members of the faction insisted that Abdala should be the presidential candidate representing this sector, including Batlle Berres´ son,Jorge Batlle . Ultimately, Abdala refused to run and future President Jorge Batlle was finally selected.Vice President of Uruguay
After the death of President
Óscar Diego Gestido , and the succession to the presidency of Vice PresidentJorge Pacheco Areco , Alberto Abdala, being the first senator on "Unidad y Reforma " Senate list (the most voted Senate list within the Colorado Party), became Vice President. He diverged from many political decisions taken by the Pacheco administration, without, however, resigning. He considered a run for the Presidency in the 1971 elections, but in the end desisted, not wanting to split Unidad y Reforma, and supported a new bid for the presidency by Jorge Batlle.Historical note
Abdala was the seventh person to hold the office of
Vice President of Uruguay . The office dates from 1934, whenCésar Charlone becameUruguay 's first Vice President.ubsequent events
Abdala was succeeded 1972 as
Vice President of Uruguay byJorge Sapelli , whose differences with the Administration in which he served would, unlike Abdala, lead him to resignation.Alberto Abdala died in
Montevideo in 1986.ee also
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Politics of Uruguay
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