Tomás Berreta

Juan José de Amézaga Landaraso
29th President of Uruguay
In office
March 1, 1947 – August 2, 1947
Vice President Luis Batlle Berres
Preceded by Juan José de Amézaga
Succeeded by Luis Batlle Berres
Personal details
Born November 22, 1875
Montevideo, Uruguay
Died August 2, 1947 (aged 72)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Political party Colorado Party
Spouse(s) Juanita Etchemendy
Children Blanca Ana, Rivera, Sarandi, María, Tabare

Tomás Berreta Gandolfo (November 22, 1875 – August 2, 1947) was the President of Uruguay for five months in 1947.

Background

Having been an activist in the Uruguayan Colorado Party since 1896, for a number of years he was active in local politics and served as Intendent of Canelones in the early part of the 20th Century.

He later served in the government of President Juan José de Amézaga.

Berreta was thus a prominent, elderly member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party which had ruled the country for long periods, when he stood for election as President, with a view to succeeding the sitting President of Uruguay, Juan José de Amézaga, who was younger than he by several years.[1]

President of Uruguay

March 1947 inauguration

Berreta was inaugurated as President of Uruguay on 1 March 1947.

A longstanding military man by profession, President Berreta was notably responsible for founding the Liceo Militar General Artigas, Montevideo, a secondary school in the nation's capital to be run on military lines.[2]

During his brief period of office President Berreta had opportunity to travel to meet US President Harry S. Truman in Washington, DC.

Death and succession

Berreta died in office barely five months later on 2 August 1947.

The Vice President of Uruguay during Berreta's short Presidency was Luis Batlle Berres. Subsequently, Berres succeeded Berreta as President of Uruguay.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 'Tomás Berreta', Wikipedia (in Spanish), es:Tomás Berreta,
  2. ↑ "Liceo Militar General Artigas, un lugar diferente". Evelyn Sosa YouTube. 15 June 2014.

References

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Juan José de Amézaga    		 President of Uruguay
    1947     		Succeeded by
    Luis Batlle Berres


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