Tabaré Vázquez
Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas (Spanish pronunciation: [taβaˈɾe raˈmon ˈbaskes ˈrosas]; 17 January 1940 – 6 December 2020) was an Uruguayan politician. He served as President of Uruguay from 2015 to 2020.
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| 39th and 41st President of Uruguay | |
| In office 1 March 2015 – 1 March 2020 | |
| Vice President | Raúl Sendic (2015–2017) Lucía Topolansky (since 2017) |
| Preceded by | José Mujica |
| Succeeded by | Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou |
| In office 1 March 2005 – 1 March 2010 | |
| Vice President | Rodolfo Nin |
| Preceded by | Jorge Batlle Ibáñez |
| Succeeded by | José Mujica |
| President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations | |
| In office 1 March 2015 – 23 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | José Mujica |
| Succeeded by | Nicolás Maduro |
| Intendant of Montevideo | |
| In office 5 May 1990 – 5 May 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Eduardo Fabini Jiménez |
| Succeeded by | Tabaré González |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas 17 January 1940 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | 6 December 2020 (aged 80) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Broad Front |
| Spouse(s) | María Auxiliadora Delgado (m. 1968; her death 2019) |
| Children | Ignacio Álvaro Javier Fabián |
| Alma mater | University of the Republic |
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In August 2019, Vázquez was diagnosed with lung cancer.[1] He died on 6 December 2020 from the disease in Montevideo at the age of 80.[2][3]
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President Tabaré Vázquez with Vice President Rodolfo Nin Novoa in inauguration ceremony
Tabaré Vázquez receives U.S. President George W. Bush with asado a la parrilla in 2007.
Vázquez with Argentine President Néstor Kirchner in 2005
Vázquez with Hugo Chávez in 2007
Vázquez and his wife, María Auxiliadora Delgado, in 2007
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Ribbon bar of Orden Nacional de San Lorenzo
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References
- ↑ "Remember you are a mortal". El Observador (in español). 24 August 2019.
- ↑ "Murió el expresidente Tabaré Vázquez" (in es). El País Uruguay. 6 December 2020. https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/politica/murio-expresidente-tabare-vazquez.html.
- ↑ "Murió el expresidente Tabaré Vázquez". El Observador (in español). 6 December 2020.
Other websites
Media related to Tabaré Vázquez at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Spanish) Site of President of Uruguay Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Spanish) Electoral site of Tabaré Vázquez[dead link]
- (in Spanish) Biography by CIDOB Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- New leftist cabinet launched in Uruguay (Xinhua News Agency)
- Uruguay inaugurates first leftist president Archived 2005-03-08 at the Wayback Machine (The Globe and Mail)
- Left-wing Uruguay leader sworn in (BBC News)
- Uruguay joys over new president (BBC News)
- (in Spanish) El Espectador: Tax Reform
- Leftist Chief Is Installed in Uruguay and Gets Busy on Agenda (The New York Times)
- (in Spanish) Links for Plan de Emergencia Nacional