Gabriel Terra
President of Uruguay (1873–1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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José Luis Gabriel Terra Leivas (Montevideo, Republic East of the Uruguay, August 1, 1873 - September 15, 1942), better known as Gabriel Terra, was a lawyer, professor, economist, writer, statesman and politician. Between 1900 and 1939 he served as a prominent advisor to all Uruguayan governments on diplomatic, economic and financial issues, between 1907 and 1922 he held important ministries, he was a member of the National Council of Administration between 1926 and 1929. He governed as Constitutional President from March 1 from 1931 until his self-coup on March 31, 1933, beginning the historical period called "Terra dictatorship" or "Third Republic", he governed temporarily until March 1, 1934, dissolved the Collegiate and recovered the single executive system through the Constitution of 1934 ruling until June 11, 1938.
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Gabriel Terra | |
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26th President of Uruguay | |
In office 1 March 1931 – 19 June 1938 | |
Prime Minister | Juan Pedro Fabini Antonio Rubio |
Vice President | Alfredo Navarro |
Preceded by | Juan Campisteguy |
Succeeded by | Alfredo Baldomir |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 August 1873 Montevideo, Uruguay |
Died | 15 September 1942(1942-09-15) (aged 69) Montevideo, Uruguay |
Political party | Colorado Party |
Spouse | María Marcelina Ilarraz Miranda |
Alma mater | University of the Republic |
Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
He was the man who ruled the country for the longest uninterrupted time. In 1938 he became President of the Bank of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay (BROU), that same year he left office due to a stroke, remaining paralyzed for 4 years, until his death almost in extreme poverty on September 15, 1942.