Tomás Berreta
Encyclopedia
Tomás Berreta Gandolfo was the President of Uruguay
for five months in 1947.
an 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 Uruguay
an 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.
The Vice President of Uruguay
during Berreta's short Presidency was Luis Batlle Berres
, who subsequently succeeded him as President of Uruguay
.
President of Uruguay
The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch...
for five months in 1947.
Background
Having been an activist in the UruguayUruguay
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...
an Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
Party since 1896, for a number of years he was active in local politics and served as Intendent of Canelones
Canelones
Canelones is the capital of the department of Canelones in Uruguay.-Population:In 2004, it had a population of 19,631. While Canelones is the capital of the department of the same name, it has a considerably smaller population compared with two other cities in the department, Ciudad de la Costa and...
in the early part of the 20th Century.
He later served in the government of President Juan José de Amézaga
Juan José de Amézaga
-Background:Amézaga was a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party, which ruled the country for long periods.He was a lawyer by profession, and taught that subject at university level for many years....
.
Berreta was thus a prominent, elderly member of the 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...
an Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
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
President of Uruguay
The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch...
, Juan José de Amézaga
Juan José de Amézaga
-Background:Amézaga was a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party, which ruled the country for long periods.He was a lawyer by profession, and taught that subject at university level for many years....
, who was younger than he by several years.
Death and succession
Berreta died in office barely five months later on 2 August 1947.The Vice President of Uruguay
Vice President of Uruguay
-List of Vice Presidents of Uruguay:Parties: Colorado Party, National Party, Frente Amplio-History of the office:The office of Vice President of Uruguay dates from 1934 ....
during Berreta's short Presidency was Luis Batlle Berres
Luis Batlle Berres
Luis Conrado Batlle y Berres was a Uruguayan political figure.-Background:Batlle Berres was a journalist and prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party...
, who subsequently succeeded him as President of Uruguay
President of Uruguay
The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch...
.
See also
- Politics of UruguayPolitics of UruguayThe 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...
- (Photo) President Berreta (right, seated) and President Harry S. TrumanHarry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...
(left, seated) at a meeting in 1947: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/photographs/59-1255.jpg
