Tabaré Vázquez
President of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Tabaré Vázquez | |
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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 |
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Born | Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas (1940-01-17)17 January 1940 Montevideo, Uruguay |
Died | 6 December 2020(2020-12-06) (aged 80) Montevideo, Uruguay |
Cause of death | Lung cancer |
Political party | Socialist Party |
Other political affiliations | Broad Front |
Spouse(s) | |
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]