- Santiago Bordaberry
Dr. Santiago Bordaberry Herrán is a rural affairs
activist fromUruguay [ 'Santiago Bordaberry' Wikipedia (in Spanish) ] .Professional role
He has served as President of
The Rural Society of Durazno , representing prominent economic actors in the region.Santiago Bordaberry is also active in
Roman Catholic causes.Public profile and family background
He is a son of
Juan Maria Bordaberry . Juan Bordaberry wasPresident of Uruguay from1972 to1976 .In
2007 Bordaberry increased his profile in theUruguayan media when he became involved in public controversy surrounding the imprisonment of his father,Juan Maria Bordaberry . He has argued that the setting aside of his father, former President Bordaberry's, sovereign immunity on the basis of evidence which would not stand the test of the courts for other individuals, amounts to an ideological persecution [ [http://www.carlismo.es/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=106] ] . Among the more prominent members of the Bordaberry family, Santiago is seen as indentifying more closely with the religious outlook of his father, former President Bordaberry, himself a very religious individual, as well as his strong association with rural affairs.His brother
Pedro Bordaberry is a former Tourism and Industry Minister, and a prominent member of theUruguayan Colorado Party.His grandfather,
Colorado Party SenatorDomingo Bordaberry , was also strongly identified with Ruralist leadership.References
* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Bordaberry]
* [http://www.carlismo.es/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=106]
ee also
*
List_of_political_families#Uruguay *
Durazno_Department#Noted_local_individuals *
The_Rural_Society_of_Durazno#Leadership External links
* [http://www.espectador.com/principal/noticias/ind0403083.htm "Panorama informativo a las 18.00"] in Spanish
*http://uruguayverdad.blogspot.com/2006/11/carta-de-santiago-bordaberry.html
*http://www.1410amlibre.com.uy/noticia_5730_1.html
*http://www.uruguayinforme.com/news/24112006/24112006_harce_santiago.php
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