| Máximo Tajes | |
|---|---|
| 15th President of Uruguay | |
| In office November 18, 1886 – March 1, 1890 |
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| Preceded by | Máximo Santos |
| Succeeded by | Julio Herrera y Obes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1852 Canelones, Uruguay |
| Died | 1912 (aged 59–60) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Nationality | Uruguayan |
| Political party | Colorado Party |
| Profession | Military |
Máximo Tajes (1852–1912) was a Uruguayan political figure [1].
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Tajes came from a military background. He was a member of the Colorado Party (Uruguay), which ruled the country almost uninterruptedly for a century.
In 1886 his Colorado Party (Uruguay) colleague President Máximo Santos, with whom, however, he had poor relations, stepped down from his second term of office.
Tajes served as President of Uruguay from 1886 to 1890.
He was succeeded as President by his Colorado Party (Uruguay) colleague Julio Herrera y Obes.
A road in Carrasco, Montevideo, is names after Máximo Tajes.
He died in 1912.