Bernardo Prudencio Berro | |
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![]() Bernardo Berro | |
7th President of Uruguay | |
In office March 1, 1860 – March 1, 1864 | |
Preceded by | Gabriel Antonio Pereira |
Succeeded by | Atanasio Cruz Aguirre |
Provisional President of Uruguay (as President of the Senate) | |
In office February 15, 1852 – March 1, 1852 | |
Preceded by | Joaquín Suárez |
Succeeded by | Juan Francisco Giró |
Personal details | |
Born | Bernardo Prudencio Berro Larrañaga April 28, 1803 Montevideo, Uruguay |
Died | February 19, 1868 Montevideo, Uruguay |
Cause of death | murder |
Political party | National Party |
Spouse | Práxedes Rosa Bustamante del Puerto |
Occupation | politician revolutionary writer |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Bernardo Prudencio Berro (April 28, 1803 – February 19, 1868) was the President of Uruguay from 1860 to 1864.
Background
[edit]Berro was a member of the National (Blanco) Party. He served as the President of the Senate of Uruguay in 1852, and from 1858 to 1859.[1]
President of Uruguay (first, provisional term)
[edit]Berro first served as head of state of Uruguay in a provisional government for several weeks in 1852, during a brief period in which the National Party came to power.
President of Uruguay (second term)
[edit]He led the National Party's return to power in 1860 and made attempts to unite the country's political factions, efforts not seldom opposed by members of his own Party and Government.
Assassination
[edit]Berro and former president Venancio Flores were both assassinated on February 19, 1868.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ PRESIDENCIA DE LA ASAMBLEA GENERAL Y DEL SENADO PRESIDENCIA DE LA CAMARA DE REPRESENTANTES (October 29, 2013). "Parlamentarios Uruguayos 1830-2005" (PDF). www.parlamento.gub.uy. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013.
- ^ "Caudillos and Political Stability". Country Studies US. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- "Bernardo Prudencio Berro Larrañaga" (in Spanish). Euskomedia. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Uruguay Country Study, click on "Caudillos and political instability" for information on Berro