Luis Giannattasio

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Luis Giannattasio Finocchietti (1894-1965) was an Uruguayan political figure.

Contents 1 Background 2 President of Uruguay 2.1 1964 2.2 1965: Death in office 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Background

Giannattasio was an engineer by profession and a leading member of the Uruguayan Blanco (National) party.

In the 1950s and early 1960s he served as Minister of Public Works.

[edit] President of Uruguay

[edit] 1964

He became President of Uruguay in 1964, succeeding his National Party colleague President Daniel Fernández Crespo.

[edit] 1965: Death in office

In 1965 Giannattasio died in office shortly after attending in official capacity the funeral in London, England, of Sir Winston Churchill ^[1].

He was succeeded as President by Washington Beltrán, also of the Blanco (National) Party.

[edit] See also

• Politics of Uruguay

[edit] References

• [1]

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