Announcing that he will begin a "full dedication" stage to his party
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Julio María Sanguinetti
Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo often known by his initials JMS, is a Uruguayan former lawyer, journalist and politician of the Colorado Party (PC) who served as the President of Uruguay as the 35th president from 1985 to 1990, and again as the 37th president from 1995 to 2000. He was the first democratically elected president after twelve years of military dictatorship.
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culture · President of Uruguay (1985–1990; 1995–2000) · politician · journalist · lawyer · also Julio María Sanguinetti, Julio Maria Sanguinetti, Sanguinetti
Born 6 January 1936 · Q311428
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2020· 2 entries
Career landmark: Senator of the República Oriental del Uruguay (2020–2020).
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2013· 1 entry
“Cosas que siempre quise contar”
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2011· 1 entry
Won Medal of Military Merit (2011).
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2007· 2 entries
Sanguinetti was awarded the prestigious FCG International Award for a Lifetime Achievement by the Cristóbal Gabarrón Foundation from Spain (FCG International Awards)
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“, referring to Presley's early SUN Records label recordings and their influence on the Liverpool rock and roll scene”
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2005· 2 entries
Were unnecessarily one-sided, since known former Tupamaro insurgents were being ignored by Uruguayan justice
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“Whether one is an Elvis fan or not there is no doubting that no church in Grimsby or any other town, possibly, has ever seen anything like it before, the most moving and joyful service I have ever officiated at. Some people used to think rock and roll was the devil's music but Elvis was a devout Christian.”
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded International Simón Bolívar Prize (2000).
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de Compostela (1999).
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1997· 3 entries
Awarded Lagun Onari (1997).
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Won Gold medal of Galicia (1997).
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Awarded honorary doctor of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (1997).
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1995· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1995).
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Career landmark: President of Uruguay (1995–2000).
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1985· 2 entries
Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1985).
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Career landmark: President of Uruguay (1985–1990).
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1983· 1 entry
Was elected Secretary General of the Executive Committee of PC and in August 1984 he obtained the majority nomination for the presidential elections which were to be held later that year, putting an end to 12 years of
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1981· 1 entry
And edited until 1984), as well as in the promotion of cultural and sports activities as the President of the Regional UNESCO Centre for the promotion of books in South America (1975–1984) and Vice-President of the popul
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1976· 1 entry
Was prohibited from undertaking any political activity
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1974· 1 entry
“The Great American Popular Singers”
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1972· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Education and Culture (1972–1972).
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1971· 1 entry
As well as his position as Deputy Editor of Acción Newspaper - which was closed down - and President of the National Council of Visual Arts, to which he had been appointed in 1967
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1969· 2 entries
The then president Jorge Pacheco Areco appointed him Minister of Industry and Commerce
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Pacheco appointed him as Minister for Industry and Commerce, a position which he occupied until 1971, when he was appointed Head of the Uruguayan Trade Mission to the USSR
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1966· 1 entry
Sanguinetti served as a member of the drafting group and informer on Constitutional Reform and from 1967 he was a member of the advisory group of Colorado President Jorge Pacheco on affairs related to the Organization of
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1964· 1 entry
Was a member of the Uruguayan delegation that participated in the establishment of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva
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1963· 1 entry
At the age of 27, Sanguinetti became a member of the Chamber of Representative for the Montevideo Department
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1957· 1 entry
“Santa Claus Is Back in Town.”
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1955· 1 entry
Enrolled at the University of the Republic, from which he obtained a law degree in 1961
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1936· 2 entries
Born 1936-01-06.
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To a middle-class Italian-Uruguayan family from the town of Chiavari near the city of Genoa
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