Notable Alumni of University of the Republic [Sorted List]

1. Alberto Abdala

1920-1986 (aged 66)

professor lawyer director politician

Alberto Abdala was an Uruguayan attorney, politician, painter and Vice-President from 1967 to 1972.

2. Alberto Zumarán

1940-2020 (aged 80)

lawyer politician

Alberto Sáenz de Zumarán Ortiz de Taranco, known as Alberto Zumarán was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician, belonging to the National Party.

3. Ignacio Alonso

1978-. (aged 48)

economist businessperson sports executive politician

Ignacio Alonso Labat, is a Uruguayan sports administrator and economist who is the president of the Uruguayan Football Association and the member of the FIFA Council since 2019.

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4. José Bayardi

1955-. (aged 71)

politician physician

José Bayardi is a Uruguayan physician and politician belonging to the Broad Front.

5. Claudia Amengual

1969-. (aged 57)

teacher writer translator

Claudia Amengual Puceiro is a Uruguayan writer and translator. She is a recipient of the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize.

6. José Eugenio Ellauri

1834-1894 (aged 60)

lawyer politician

Jose Eugenio Ellauri y Obes was a Uruguayan political figure who was President of Uruguay from 1873 until he was overthrown in a military coup in 1875.

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7. José Amorín Batlle

1954-. (aged 72)

lawyer politician

José Gerardo Amorín Batlle is an Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the Colorado Party. He currently serves as president of the State Insurance Bank since 2020. He previously served as Senator of the Republic from 2010 to 2019, as National Representative from 2000 to 2010 and as Minister of Education and Culture from 2004 to 2005.

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8. Carlos Quijano

1900-1984 (aged 84)

writer lawyer journalist politician

Carlos Quijano was a Uruguayan lawyer, politician, essayist and journalist.

9. Mónica Xavier

1956-. (aged 70)

cardiologist politician

Antonieta Mónica Xavier Yelpo is a Uruguayan politician and medical doctor with a postgraduate degree in cardiology.

10. Adriana Peña

1964-. (aged 62)

politician

María Adriana Peña Hernández is a Uruguayan dentist and politician, belonging to the National Party.

11. Fernando Lorenzo

1960-. (aged 66)

university teacher economist politician

Fernando Lorenzo Estefan is a Uruguayan economist and politician.

12. Guillermo Stirling

1937-. (aged 89)

lawyer politician

Guillermo Stirling is a Uruguayan notary and political figure.

13. Luis Giannattasio

1894-1965 (aged 71)

engineer businessperson civil engineer politician

Luis Giannattasio Finocchietti was a Uruguayan political figure.

14. Didier Opertti

1937-. (aged 89)

lawyer diplomat university teacher politician

Didier Opertti Badán is a Uruguayan political figure and lawyer.

15. Armando Castaingdebat

1959-. (aged 67)

politician association football player

Armando Irineo Castaingdebat Colombo is a Uruguayan politician who served as Minister of National Defense from March 4, 2024 to March 1, 2025 under President Luis Lacalle Pou. A member of the National Party, he previously served as Deputy Minister of Social Development from 2020 to 2021, as National Representative from 2015 to 2020 and as Intendant of the Flores...

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16. Emiliano Cotelo

1958-. (aged 68)

announcer docent journalist

Emiliano Cotelo is a Uruguayan journalist and radio personality, known for his interviews with local and international politicians. His morning radio show “En Perspectiva” has been on the air continuously since 1985. Emiliano Cotelo is married to journalist and producer Alexandra Morgan. They have two sons and one daughter.

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17. Julio Ángel Fernández

1946-. (aged 80)

university teacher astronomer

Julio Ángel Fernández Alves is a Uruguayan astronomer and teacher, member of the department of astronomy at the Universidad de la República in Montevideo. He is also a member of PEDECIBA, (the program for development of basic sciences in Uruguay), and the Uruguayan Society of Astronomy. From 2005 to 2010, he was the Dean of the Universidad de la Republica's...

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18. Washington Beltrán

1914-2003 (aged 89)

writer lawyer journalist politician

Washington Beltrán Mullin was a Uruguayan politician and journalist.

19. Enrique Tarigo

1927-2002 (aged 75)

politician lawyer writer journalist professor

Enrique E. Tarigo Vázquez was a Uruguayan jurist and political figure.

20. Eduardo Lust

1959-. (aged 67)

university teacher lawyer politician

Eduardo Manuel Lust Hitta is a Uruguayan lawyer, lecturer and politician who served as National Representative in the 49th Legislature. A former member of Cabildo Abierto, in December 2023 he founded the Environmental Constitutional Party through which he was a candidate for president of Uruguay in the 2024 general election.

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21. Adela Reta

1921-2001 (aged 80)

politician civil servant lawyer jurist professor

Adela Reta was a Uruguayan lawyer, jurist and politician who served as Minister of Education and Culture from 1985 to 1990 under President Julio María Sanguinetti.

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22. Pablo Iturralde

1959-. (aged 67)

lawyer politician

Pablo Iturralde Viñas is an Uruguayan politician and attorney. He served as President of the Board of the National Party from 2020 to 2024 and as National Representative from 2005 to 2020.

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23. Elías Regules

1861-1929 (aged 68)

politician writer professor physician poet

Elías Regules was a Uruguayan physician, teacher, writer and politician.

24. Felipe Michelini

1961-2020 (aged 59)

lawyer writer university teacher political activist politician

Felipe Michelini Delle Piane was an Uruguayan lawyer, politician and diplomat, who served in the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay for the Nuevo Espacio party from 1995 till 2015. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund of the International Criminal Court from 2015 to 2020. He also served as vice-president on the Executive Board...

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25. Diego Cánepa

1972-. (aged 54)

lawyer politician

Diego Cánepa Baccino is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician. Member of Nuevo Espacio, a social democratic political party headed by Senator Rafael Michelini that is part of the Frente Amplio coalition, the party ruling Uruguay since 2005.

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26. Ope Pasquet

1956-. (aged 70)

lawyer politician

Ope Pasquet Iribarne is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the Colorado Party.

27. Patricia Ayala

1966-. (aged 60)

speech and language therapist politician

Ana Patricia Ayala Sánchez is a Uruguayan speech therapist and politician.

28. Juan Campisteguy

1859-1937 (aged 78)

military personnel lawyer politician

Juan Campisteguy Oxcoby was a Uruguayan soldier, lawyer, and President of Uruguay (1927–1931).

29. Ida Holz

1935-. (aged 91)

computer scientist researcher engineer teacher

Ida Holz Bard is a Uruguayan engineer, computer scientist, professor, and researcher, known as a pioneer in the field of computing and the Internet.

30. Constanza Moreira

1960-. (aged 66)

writer sociologist political scientist politician

Constanza Moreira is a Uruguayan political scientist and politician. A member of the Movement of Popular Participation, Broad Front, she was elected Senator in the 2009 Uruguayan general election.

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31. Daniel Olesker

1952-. (aged 74)

politician economist

Daniel Olesker is an Uruguayan politician of the Socialist Party – Broad Front. He served as Minister of Social Development from 2011 to 2015 and as Minister of Public Health between 2010 and 2011. Since February 15, 2020, he has served as Senator of the Republic.

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32. Alejandro Zaffaroni

1923-2014 (aged 91)

businessperson biochemist

Alejandro Zaffaroni was a Uruguayan serial entrepreneur who was responsible for founding several biotechnology companies in Silicon Valley. Products that he was involved in developing include the birth control pill, the nicotine patch, corticosteroids, and the DNA microarray.

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33. Sebastián Beltrame

1973-. (aged 53)

presenter explorer television producer influencer

Sebastián Beltrame Bouzas is a Uruguayan television producer, director and presenter.

34. José Luis Massera

1915-2002 (aged 87)

mathematician engineer politician

José Luis Massera was a Uruguayan dissident and mathematician who researched the stability of differential equations.

35. Dani Umpi

1974-. (aged 52)

writer novelist photographer musician

Daniel Umpiérrez also known as Dani Umpi, is an Uruguayan artist, musician and writer.

36. Sergio Abreu Bonilla

1945-. (aged 81)

diplomat lawyer politician

Sergio Abreu Bonilla is a Uruguayan lawyer, diplomat, politician, musician and professor of International Law of the National Party (PN). Since February 15, 2020, he has served as Senator of the Republic.

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37. Washington Abdala

1959-. (aged 67)

politician teacher lawyer writer journalist

Manuel Juan Washington Abdala Remerciari, aka el Turco is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician.

38. Hugo Batalla

1926-1998 (aged 72)

lawyer politician

Hugo Batalla Parentini was a Uruguayan politician who was Vice President of Uruguay from 1995 to 1998 during the presidency of Julio María Sanguinetti.

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39. Emilio Frugoni

1880-1969 (aged 89)

teacher poet journalist diplomat lawyer

Emilio Frugoni Queirolo was a Uruguayan socialist politician, lawyer, poet, essayist, and journalist. He founded the Socialist Party of Uruguay (PS) in 1910 and was its first general secretary, as well as its first representative in the Chamber of Deputies.

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40. Cristina Lustemberg

1966-. (aged 60)

pediatrician politician

María Cristina Lustemberg Haro is a Uruguayan pediatrician and politician of the Broad Front who has served as Minister of Public Health since 1 March 2025.

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41. Gabriel Gurméndez Armand-Ugon

1961-. (aged 65)

engineer inventor businessperson politician

Gabriel Gurméndez Armand-Ugon is a Uruguayan industrial engineer, business executive and politician of the Colorado Party (PC), who served as president of the National Administration of Telecommunications from 2020 to 2023, and as Minister of Transport and Public Works in 2004.

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42. Gonzalo Aguirre

1940-2021 (aged 81)

lawyer politician journalist

Gonzalo Aguirre Ramírez was a Uruguayan politician, lawyer, and newspaper columnist. He served as Vice President of Uruguay from 1990 to 1995.

43. Enrique Antía

1949-. (aged 77)

agricultural engineer politician

Enrique Andrés Antía Behrens is a Uruguayan agricultural engineer and politician of the National Party (PN). He has served three terms as Intendant of the Maldonado Department.

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44. Julio Maglione

1935-. (aged 91)

swimmer

Julio César Maglione is a former member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from Uruguay. He became an IOC member in 1996 and an honorary member in 2015.

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45. Fernando Amado

1982-. (aged 44)

civil servant political scientist politician writer

Fernando Amado is a Uruguayan political scientist, writer and politician.

46. Jorge Gandini

1958-. (aged 68)

politician

Jorge Osvaldo Gandini Astesiano is a Uruguayan politician who served as Senator of the Republic from 2020 to 2025, as National Representative from 2005 to 2020 and as president of the Chamber from 2018 to 2019. A member of the National Party, he was a candidate in its 2024 presidential primary.

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47. Washington Beltrán Barbat

1885-1920 (aged 35)

writer lawyer journalist politician

Washington Beltrán Barbat was a Uruguayan political figure and journalist.

48. María Julia Muñoz

1950-. (aged 76)

physician civil servant politician

María Julia Muñoz is a Uruguayan doctor in medicine and politician. She served as Minister of Public Health from 2005 to 2010 and as Minister of Education and Culture between 2015 and 2020.

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49. Circe Maia

1932-. (aged 94)

essayist writer philosophy teacher translator poet

Circe Maia is a Uruguayan poet, essayist, translator, and teacher.

50. José Serrato

1868-1960 (aged 92)

economist engineer diplomat politician

José Serrato was a politician who was elected President of Uruguay.

51. Andrés Lima

1973-. (aged 53)

lawyer politician

Andrés Pablo Lima Proserpio is a Uruguayan politician of the Broad Front, serving as Intendant of the Salto Department since 26 November 2020. He was born in Salto and graduated as a lawyer from the University of the Republic. Raised Catholic, in 2018 he joined the Evangelical Church, to which his then-partner belonged.

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52. Andrés Martínez Trueba

1884-1959 (aged 75)

chemist economist writer politician pharmacist

Andrés Martínez Trueba was the President of Uruguay from 1951 to 1955.

53. Pablo Mieres

1959-. (aged 67)

lawyer sociologist politician

Pablo Andrés Mieres Gómez is a Uruguayan politician of the Independent Party (PI), who served as Minister of Labour and Social Welfare from 2020 to 2024 under President Luis Lacalle Pou. He previously served as National Representative from 2000 to 2005 and as Senator of the Republic from 2015 to 2020.

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54. Graciela Bianchi

1953-. (aged 73)

teacher lawyer politician

Graciela Elena Bianchi Poli is a Uruguayan lawyer, notary, teacher, and politician of the National Party. She served as Senator of Uruguay in the 49th Legislature. She is known for her interventions in constant confrontation with the opposition and for posting fake news on social media.

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55. Daniel Salinas

1962-. (aged 64)

politician neurologist

Julio Daniel Salinas Grecco is a Uruguayan neurologist and politician of Open Cabildo (CA), who served as Minister of Public Health of Uruguay from 1 March 2020 to 13 March 2023.

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56. Álvaro García

1961-. (aged 65)

politician economist

Álvaro García Rodríguez is a Uruguayan politician.

57. Mariano Arana

1933-2023 (aged 90)

writer professor politician architect

Mariano Arana was a Uruguayan architect and politician who served as Intendant of Montevideo from 1995 to 2005. A member of the Vertiente Artiguista–Broad Front, he also served as minister of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment from 2005 to 2008, and as senator of the Republic from 1990 to 1994 and again from 2008 to 2010.

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58. Robert Silva

1971-. (aged 55)

civil servant lawyer

Robert Silva García is a Uruguayan lawyer, teacher and politician, serving as Senator of the Republic since 2025. A member of the Colorado Party (PC), he served as president of the Central Directive Council of the National Administration of Public Education from 2020 to 2023 and was the Colorado nominee for vice president in the 2019 and 2024 general election.

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59. Javier García Duchini

1963-. (aged 63)

politician physician

Javier Fernando García Duchini is a Uruguayan politician of the National Party, currently serving as Senator of the Republic since 2024. He previously served as Minister of National Defense from 2020 to 2024 under Luis Lacalle Pou, and as National Representative on several occasions.

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60. Martín Lema

1982-. (aged 44)

lawyer politician

Martín Alejandro Lema Perretta is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the National Party, serving as Senator of the Republic in the 50th Legislature. He previously served as Minister of Social Development from 2021 to 2024, as National Representative 49th Legislature and as president of the Chamber of Representatives in 2020.

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61. Alejandro Atchugarry

1952-2017 (aged 65)

lawyer politician

Alejandro Víctor Washington Atchugarry Bonomi was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician.

62. Juan José de Amézaga

1881-1956 (aged 75)

lawyer politician

Juan José de Amézaga Landaroso was a Uruguayan political figure and 28th President of Uruguay.

63. Isaac Alfie

1962-. (aged 64)

economist civil servant politician

Isaac Alfie Stochek is a Uruguayan economist, accountant and politician of the Colorado Party. He served as head of the Office of Planning and Budget from 2020 to 2023. He previously served as Minister of Economy and Finance during the final years of Jorge Batlle's presidential term (2003–2005).

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64. Claudio Williman

1863-1934 (aged 71)

politician writer lawyer historian professor

Claudio Wílliman Gonzalez was a Uruguayan political figure.

65. Azucena Arbeleche

1970-. (aged 56)

civil servant economist teacher politician

Azucena María Arbeleche Perdomo is a Uruguayan professor, economist and civil servant who served as Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay from 2020 to 2025 under president Luis Lacalle Pou, being the first woman to hold that office.

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66. Christian Di Candia

1981-. (aged 45)

politician

Christian Di Candia Cuña is a Uruguayan politician, belonging to the Broad Front and Uruguay Assembly.

67. Jorge Majfud

1969-. (aged 57)

writer filmmaker university teacher architect

Jorge Antonio Majfud Albernaz is a Uruguayan–American professor and writer.

68. Mario Bergara

1965-. (aged 61)

politician economist

Mario Esteban Bergara Duque is a Uruguayan economist, accountant and politician serving as Intendant of Montevideo since 2025. A member of the Broad Front, he previously served as Senator of the Republic in the 49th Legislature, as president of the Central Bank of Uruguay between 2008–2013 and again from 2015–2018, and as minister of Economy and Finance from 2013 to...

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69. Ernesto Talvi

1957-. (aged 69)

economist writer politician

Ernesto Talvi Pérez is a Uruguayan economist. He served as Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay from 1 March to 6 July 2020.

70. Eladio Dieste

1917-2000 (aged 83)

university teacher architect civil engineer

Eladio Dieste was a Uruguayan engineer who made his reputation by building a range of structures from grain silos, factory sheds, markets and churches, most of them in Uruguay and all of exceptional elegance.

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71. Alberto Demicheli

1896-1980 (aged 84)

politician lawyer historian journalist sports executive

Alberto Pedro Demicheli Lizaso was a Uruguayan politician, lawyer, historian, journalist, pilot, and military officer who was the Interim de facto President of Uruguay and the 2nd President of the Civic-Military Dictatorship from June to September 1976. He was also the Chairman of the Football Club Atlético Peñarol from 1933 to 1934.

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72. Pedro Bordaberry

1960-. (aged 66)

rugby union player lawyer politician

Juan Pedro Bordaberry Herrán is a Uruguayan attorney, lecturer, and politician, serving as Senator of the Republic since 2025. He previously served in the same position from 2010 to 2020, as Minister of Tourism and Sports from 2003 to 2005, and as Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining from 2002 to 2003. A member of the Colorado Party, he was...

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73. Gustavo Salle

1958-. (aged 68)

lawyer politician

Gustavo Alberto Salle Lorier is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician serving as National Representative since February 2025. Founder and leader of the Sovereign Identity party, he was a presidential candidate in the 2019 and 2024 general elections.

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74. Paulina Luisi

1875-1950 (aged 75)

gynecologist teacher politician suffragette physician

Paulina Luisi Janicki was a Uruguayan physician, suffragist and political activist who played a prominent role in advancing the feminist movement in Uruguay and participated in international efforts for women's rights.

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75. Alfredo Baldomir

1884-1948 (aged 64)

military personnel architect politician

Alfredo Baldomir Ferrari was a Uruguayan soldier, architect and politician. He served as President of Uruguay from 1938 to 1943.

76. Carlos Vaz Ferreira

1872-1958 (aged 86)

writer lawyer professor philosopher

Carlos Vaz Ferreira was a Uruguayan philosopher, lawyer, writer, and academic. Influenced by John Stuart Mill and Herbert Spencer, he is notable for introducing liberal, pluralistic political values and pragmatic philosophical concepts to South American society.

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77. Pedro Figari

1861-1938 (aged 77)

lawyer writer philosopher painter journalist

Pedro Figari was a Uruguayan painter, lawyer, writer, and politician. Although he did not begin painting until his later years, he is best known as an early modernist painter who emphasized capturing the everyday aspects of life in his work. In most of his pieces, he sought to capture the essence of his home by painting local customs that he...

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78. Jorge Larrañaga

1956-2021 (aged 65)

lawyer politician

Jorge Washington Larrañaga Fraga was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician of the National Party (PN) who served as Minister of the Interior from 1 March 2020 until his death. He previously served as Intendant of Paysandú from 1990 to 1999, as well as a Senator between 2000 and 2020.

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79. Luis Batlle Berres Pérez

1897-1964 (aged 67)

journalist politician

Luis Conrado Batlle y Berres was a Uruguayan politician who was President of Uruguay from 1947 to 1951.

80. Luis Alberto de Herrera

1873-1959 (aged 86)

politician writer lawyer diplomat journalist

Luis Alberto de Herrera was a Uruguayan lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician.

81. Enrique V. Iglesias

1930-. (aged 96)

diplomat economist politician

Enrique Valentín Iglesias García is a Spanish-Uruguayan economist. He served as the first president of the Central Bank of Uruguay from 1967 to 1969. He has also served as President of the Inter-American Development Bank from 1988 to 2005, an international institution dedicated to furthering economic development in the Western Hemisphere through investment and policy formulation. He was appointed Special...

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82. Álvaro Delgado Ceretta

1969-. (aged 57)

veterinarian politician

Álvaro Luis Delgado Ceretta is a Uruguayan veterinarian and politician of the National Party (PN), who served as the 18th Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic from 2020 to 2023. He also previously served as National Representative from 2005 to 2015, as well as Senator from 2015 to 2020. He was a candidate for president of Uruguay in the...

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83. Daniel Martínez

1957-. (aged 69)

engineer politician

Daniel Carlos Martínez Villamil is a Uruguayan industrial engineer and politician, who served as intendant of Montevideo from 2015 to 2019. He previously served as Senator of the Republic from 2010 to 2015, as minister of Industry, Energy and Mining in the administration of José Mujica from 2008 to 2009 and as president of the state-owned petrol company ANCAP from...

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84. Jorge Batlle Ibáñez

1927-2016 (aged 89)

lawyer politician journalist

Jorge Luis Batlle Ibáñez was an 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...

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85. Carolina Cosse

1961-. (aged 65)

electrical engineer civil servant politician

Ana Carolina Cosse Garrido is a Uruguayan engineer and politician who is serving as the Vice President of Uruguay since 2025, after winning the 2024 general election. She served as Intendant of Montevideo from November 2020 until her resignation in July 2024. A member of the Broad Front, she served as Minister of Industry, Energy, and Mining from 2015 to...

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86. Beatriz Argimón

1961-. (aged 65)

jurist politician scrivener

Beatriz Argimón Cedeira is a Uruguayan politician and notary of the National Party who served as the 18th vice president of Uruguay from 2020 to 2025, being the first woman to be elected in that position.

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87. Gabriel Terra

1873-1942 (aged 69)

lawyer politician

José Luis Gabriel Terra Leivas was a Uruguayan lawyer and statesman who served as the 26th constitutional president of Uruguay from 1931 to 1933 and as dictator until 1938. He led a traditionalist and corporatist regime known as the March dictatorship, because the self-coup that he led took place on 31 March 1933.

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88. Danilo Astori

1940-2023 (aged 83)

economist professor politician

Danilo Ángel Astori Saragosa was a Uruguayan social democratic politician and economist who served as the 15th vice president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 under President José Mujica. A member of Uruguay Assembly–Broad Front, he also served as Minister of Economy and Finance from 2005 to 2008 and from 2015 to 2020, and as Senator of the Republic from...

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89. Aparicio Méndez

1904-1988 (aged 84)

lawyer professor politician

Aparicio Méndez Manfredini was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician. He was a de facto President of Uruguay from 1976 to 1981 as a non-democratically elected authority of the civic-military dictatorship.

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90. Roberto Canessa

1953-. (aged 73)

rugby union player cardiologist writer

Roberto Jorge Canessa Urta is a Uruguayan paediatric cardiologist, motivational speaker, and former rugby player. He is one of the sixteen survivors of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash in the Andes mountains on 13 October 1972. He was portrayed by Josh Hamilton in the 1993 feature film Alive and by Argentine actor Matías Recalt in the 2023 Spanish...

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91. Tabaré Vázquez

1940-2020 (aged 80)

physician professor oncologist politician

Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas was a Uruguayan politician and oncologist who served as the 39th and 41st President of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020. During his political career, Vázquez was a member of the Broad Front coalition. Before his first presidential term, Vázquez was president of the Club Progreso team and made two unsuccessful presidential...

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92. Jorge Drexler

1964-. (aged 62)

composer singer otolaryngologist musician

Jorge Abner Drexler Prada is a Uruguayan musician and actor. Drexler is known for winning the 2005 Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Al Otro Lado del Río" from The Motorcycle Diaries, becoming the first Uruguayan to win an Oscar and marking the first time a Spanish-language song received the award.

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93. José Batlle y Ordóñez

1856-1929 (aged 73)

politician

José Pablo Torcuato Batlle y Ordóñez, nicknamed Don Pepe, was a prominent Uruguayan politician who served two terms as President of Uruguay for the Colorado Party. The son of a former president, he introduced his political system, Batllism, to South America and modernized Uruguay through his creation of extensive welfare state reforms.

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94. Julio María Sanguinetti

1936-. (aged 90)

lawyer politician journalist

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...

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95. Luis Almagro

1963-. (aged 63)

diplomat lawyer politician

Luis Leonardo Almagro Lemes is a Uruguayan lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 10th Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) from 2015 to 2025. A former member of the Broad Front, Almagro served as Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 under president José Mujica.

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96. Luis Alberto Lacalle

1941-. (aged 85)

lawyer politician journalist

Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer who served as the 36th president of Uruguay from 1990 to 1995. A member of the National Party, he previously served as National Representative from 1972 to 1973, and as Senator of the Republic from 1985 to 1990.

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97. Omar Paganini

1962-. (aged 64)

politician electrical engineer

Omar Ignacio Paganini Herrera is an Uruguayan electrical engineer, academic and politician of the National Party, serving as Minister of Foreign Relations from 6 November 2023 to 1 March 2025 under president Luis Lacalle Pou. Previously, he served as Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining from March 2020 to November 2023.

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98. Laura Raffo

1973-. (aged 53)

economist businessperson politician

María Laura Raffo Degeronimi is a Uruguayan economist, businesswoman, and politician of the National Party. She began her political career in 2020 after being proclaimed as the candidate of the Coalición Multicolor for the municipal elections of that year.

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99. Pablo Bartol

1965-. (aged 61)

teacher entrepreneur politician

Pablo Bartol is an Uruguayan social entrepreneur, lecturer and politician who served as Minister of Social Development from March 1, 2020 to May 1, 2021.

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100. Andrés Ojeda

1984-. (aged 42)

lawyer politician

Andrés Ojeda Spitz is a Uruguayan lawyer, television personality and politician, serving as secretary general of the Colorado Party. He was the party's candidate for president in the 2024 general election in which he finished in third place.

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