Francisco Antonino Vidal (1827–1889) was born in San Carlos, Uruguay

San Carlos, Uruguay

San Carlos is a city in the Maldonado Department of southern Uruguay. It is located on Route 39, south of its intersection with Route 9 and about north of the center of the department capital city of Maldonado. Its status was elevated to "City" category on 18 December 1929 by decree Ley No. 8.559...

, in Maldonado Department

Maldonado Department

The Maldonado Department , with an area of and 140,192 inhabitants, is located to the southeast of Uruguay. Its capital is Maldonado.-Geography and climate:...

, and was a senator and two-time president of 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...

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Background and earlier political roles

He grew to become active in Uruguayan politics, serving as a member of the Colorado party. He was appointed interim minister of the government c. 1865, later becoming a member of the Senate of Uruguay

Senate of Uruguay

The Chamber of Senators is the upper house of the General Assembly of Uruguay. The Chamber has 30 members elected for a five year term by proportional representation; the vice-president of Uruguay presides over the chamber's sessions...

 c. 1879.

Terms as President of Uruguay

He became President of Uruguay in 1881, but was forced to resign in 1882 by Máximo Santos

Máximo Santos

Máximo Santos was a Uruguayan political and military figure.-Background:Santos pursued a career in the military, prior to serving as Minister for War from 1880 to 1882...

. He became president once more in 1886, but his term only lasted a few months until Santos took over once again.