Washington Beltrán

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Washington Beltran Mullin (1914-2003) was a Uruguayan political figure.

Contents 1 Background 2 President of Uruguay 3 Post Presidency 4 See also 5 Reference 6 Link

[edit] Background

A journalist by profession, and son of deputy Washington Beltrán Barbat, killed in a duel with former Colorado President José Batlle y Ordóñez, Washington Beltrán was a prominent member of the Uruguayan National (Blanco) Party.

[edit] President of Uruguay

He was President of Uruguay 1965-1966, succeeding Luis Giannattasio who had died in office.

[edit] Post Presidency

In 1966 Beltrán was succeeded as President by Alberto Héber Usher.

The rivalry between the Uruguayan Blanco and Colorado Parties was a feature of the country's history for more than a century. However, in 1999 Blanco Beltrán publicly supported Colorado Jorge Batlle for the Presidency ^[1].

Beltrán died in 2003.

[edit] See also

• Politics of Uruguay
• List_of_political_families#Uruguay

[edit] Reference

• [1]

[edit] Link

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