Enrique Tarigo was a Uruguayan

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

 political figure.

Vice President of Uruguay

He was Vice President of Uruguay

Vice President of Uruguay

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 from 1985 to 1990, in the first period of democratic government after the civilian-military administration of 1973-1985, serving under President Julio María Sanguinetti. A notable feature of his appointment to office was that the Vice Presidency had been vacant since the resignation of Vice President Jorge Sapelli

Jorge Sapelli

Jorge Sapelli was an Uruguayan political figure. He was the Vice President of Uruguay from 1972 until his resignation in 1973.- 1972-1973 :...

 in 1973.

Tarigo was one of the most important persons in the movement to obtain the exit of the civilian-military government.

Historical note

Tarigo was the ninth person to hold the office of Vice President of Uruguay

Vice President of Uruguay

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. The office dates from 1934, when César Charlone

César Charlone (politician)

César Charlone was a Uruguayan political figure.-Background:Charlone was prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party during the 1930s.-Vice President of Uruguay:...

 became Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

's first Vice President.

With Tarigo as running mate, Sanguinetti agreed to revive the office of Vice President, despite the fact that the last Vice President of Uruguay

Vice President of Uruguay

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 had in practical terms caused the office to go into abeyance when he publicly repudiated sitting President Bordaberry (whom Sanguinetti had also served as a minister, and with whom he dissented on issues relating to the civilian-military government of 1973-1985).

See also

• Politics of Uruguay
  Politics of Uruguay
  The Politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential representative democratic republic, under which the President of Uruguay is both the head of state and the head of government, as well as a multiform party system. The president exercises executive power and Legislative power is vested in the two...