Juan BORDABERI

Juan Maria Bordaberi Arousa was born June 17, 1928 in the capital of Uruguay, Montevideo. He began his life in politics in the late fifties, after a sharp drop in prices for beef and wool, that after a decade of prosperity has led to a rapid decline of the economy. In these circumstances, the elections in 1958 brought to power a National Party (Blanco), to which belonged Bordaberi.

He has held several positions in the Ministry of Agriculture (1959-62 gg.) And was a senator (1962-65). In 1964, Juan Bordaberi headed "Federal Agriculture league action". The latter represented the interests of landowners, who successfully organized a campaign to replace the ruling executive board, consisting of 9 persons, the presidential system. In 1969 Bordaberi suddenly crossed into the Liberal Party of Colorado and was appointed minister of agriculture and livestock in the government of President Jorge Pacheco.

. In 1972, the election Bordaberi, supported by the army, the president was accompanied by numerous irregularities in the conduct of elections and counting votes
. In 1973, President Bordaberi overturned most provisions of the Constitution, . restricted individual rights and freedoms of citizens, . allow the military to carry out any measures to combat the guerrillas and actually handed the country's National Security Council, . consisted of 7 persons.,

. Under intense pressure from the armed forces Bordaberi disbanded Congress, banned all political parties, imposed censorship and political repression
. The economic situation in Uruguay, meanwhile, continued to deteriorate, and June 12, 1976 Bordaberi was removed from his post as president of the country the military, headed by Alberto Demicheli.