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Uruguayan politician

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Bernardo Prudencio Berro
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	Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata Blancos

Bernardo Prudencio Berro (April 28, 1803 – February 19, 1868) was the President of Uruguay from 1860 to 1864.

Background

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.

President of Uruguay (first, provisional term)

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)

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

Berro and former president Venancio Flores were both assassinated on February 19, 1868.

References

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

Uruguay Country Study, click on "Caudillos and political instability" for information on Berro

Political offices
Preceded byJoaquín Suárez	President of Uruguay Acting 1852	Succeeded byJuan Francisco Giró
Preceded byGabriel Antonio Pereira	President of Uruguay 1860-1864	Succeeded byAtanasio Aguirre Acting

Heads of state and government of Uruguay

Heads of state

Governors (1828–1830)	Joaquín Suárez José Rondeau Juan Antonio Lavalleja
Presidents (1830–1952)	Fructuoso Rivera Carlos Anaya Manuel Oribe Fructuoso Rivera Joaquín Suárez Juan Francisco Giró Venancio Flores Gabriel Antonio Pereira Bernardo Berro Lorenzo Batlle y Grau José Eugenio Ellauri Pedro Varela Lorenzo Latorre Francisco Antonino Vidal Alberto Flangini Máximo Santos Francisco Antonino Vidal Máximo Santos Máximo Tajes Julio Herrera y Obes Duncan Stewart Juan Idiarte Borda Juan Lindolfo Cuestas José Batlle y Ordóñez Feliciano Viera Baltasar Brum José Serrato Juan Campisteguy Gabriel Terra Alfredo Baldomir Juan José de Amézaga Tomás Berreta Luis Batlle Berres Andrés Martínez Trueba
Chairmen of the National Council of Government (1952–1967)	Luis Batlle Berres Alberto Fermín Zubiría Arturo Lezama Carlos Fischer Martín Echegoyen Benito Nardone Eduardo Víctor Haedo Faustino Harrison Daniel Fernández Crespo Luis Giannattasio Washington Beltrán Alberto Héber Usher
Presidents (1967–present)	Óscar Diego Gestido Jorge Pacheco Areco Juan María Bordaberry Alberto Demicheli Aparicio Méndez Gregorio Conrado Álvarez Rafael Addiego Bruno Julio María Sanguinetti Luis Alberto Lacalle Julio María Sanguinetti Jorge Batlle Ibáñez Tabaré Vázquez José Mujica Tabaré Vázquez Luis Lacalle Pou Yamandú Orsi (elected)

Heads of government

The president was both head of state and head of government between 1830 and 1917
Prime ministers of the National Council of Administration (1917–1933)	Feliciano Viera José Batlle y Ordóñez Julio María Sosa Luis Alberto de Herrera José Batlle y Ordóñez Luis C. Caviglia Baltasar Brum Juan Pedro Fabini Antonio Rubio
The president was both head of state and head of government between 1933 and 1955
Presidency abolished between 1952 and 1967; the National Council of Government became the collective head of government
The president is both head of state and head of government from 1967 onward

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