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Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo (born 1936), was President of Uruguay from 1 March 1985 to 1 March 1990 and from 1 March 1995 to 1 March 2000.Born in Montevideo from Italian parents.
Trained as a lawyer in the Universidad de Montevideo (Montevideo's University).Before de 1973's Coup d' etat,used to be a deputy of the Colorado Party in three terms-the first when he was 27 years-old-then he was elected as the Minister of Industry and Commerce (1969-71)and of Education (1972).In 1983,was elected as the General Secretary of the Colorado Party and then he was a Candidate for Presidency in 1985.Dealing with the Military,a pacific way to Democracy,and took office on 1985,ending up with 12 years of Military Dictatorship.During his first term in office,which concluded in 1990,was approved to realized a referendum,in 1989,which gave the amnesty to the Military blamed of Human Rights violations during the dictatorship.He tried to run for a second term,but the Constitution banned him of running for a consecutive second term.In 1990,gave the governent to the candidate of the Blanco Party,Luis Alberto Lacalle,but in November 1994,was reelected to rule the country,tooking office in 1995 for a 5-years term.In 2000,he gave the office to the Colorado candidate,Jorge Batlle.Finally,in 2004,was elected as a Senator,but at the same time he is a leader of the Colorado Party.
| Preceded by: Rafael Addiego Bruno | President of Uruguay 1985–1990 | Succeeded by: Luis Alberto Lacalle |
| Preceded by: Luis Alberto Lacalle | President of Uruguay 1995–2000 | Succeeded by: Jorge Batlle Ibáñez Template:End boxes:Julio María Sanguinetti et:Julio Sanguinetti |