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Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
Jorge Luis Batlle Ibáñez was a Uruguayan politician and lawyer, who served as the 38th president of Uruguay from 2000 to 2005. A member of the Colorado Party, he previously served as National Representative from 1959 to 1967, and as Senator of the Republic from 1985 to 1990 and from 1990 to 1999. Batlle is, to date, the last president from the Colorado Party.
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culture · 38th President of Uruguay (2000–2005) · lawyer · politician · journalist · jurist · also Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Jorge Batlle, Jorge Luis Batlle Ibáñez, Jorge Batlle Ibanez, Ibáñez
Born 25 October 1927 · Died 24 October 2016 · Q15147
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2011· 1 entry
Won Medal of Military Merit (2011).
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2002· 1 entry
Deals with the law on the legalization of prostitution
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2000· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Uruguay (2000–2005).
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1995· 1 entry
Career landmark: Senator of the República Oriental del Uruguay (1995–1999).
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1966· 1 entry
And was part of a financial scandal in 1968, which was never proven
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1965· 1 entry
Batlle was elected the sole leader of List 15 of the Colorado Party, a position that had become vacant after the death of his father the previous year
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1959· 2 entries
With a law degree, and then began a career as a journalist in El Día newspaper
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Career landmark: Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay (1959–1967).
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1957· 1 entry
Batlle married Noemí Lamuraglia in 1957.
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1927· 1 entry
Born 1927-10-25.
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