- Benito Nardone
Benito Nardone Cetrulo (
Montevideo ,November 22 ,1906 –March 25 ,1964 ) was aUruguayan political figure.Background
Nardone was a popular radio commentator strongly identified with rural affairs, and a prominent member of the
Uruguayan National Party. Prior to assuming the Presidency, he was seen as politically close toDomingo Bordaberry and his sonJuan María Bordaberry , both of them heavily involved with a Ruralist affairs organization led by Nardone [ 'Benito Nardone', Wikipedia (in Spanish), [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Nardone] ] [ 'Liga Federal de Acción Ruralista' (in Spanish), Wikipedia, [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liga_Federal_de_Acci%C3%B3n_Ruralista] ] .In 1960 Nardone's
Blanco Party colleagueMartín Echegoyen stepped down asPresident of Uruguay .President of Uruguay
He was
President of Uruguay 1960-1961, succeeding Etchegoyen.Nardone was himself succeeded as President by
Eduardo Víctor Haedo , also aBlanco Party colleague.ee also
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Politics of Uruguay Reference
* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Nardone]
* [http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liga_Federal_de_Acci%C3%B3n_Ruralista]References
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