Bernardo Berro

(Redirected from Bernardo P. Berro)

Bernardo Prudencio Berro (April 28, 1803 – February 19, 1868) was the President of Uruguay from 1860 to 1864.

Bernardo Prudencio Berro
Bernardo Berro
7th President of Uruguay
In office
March 1, 1860 – March 1, 1864
Preceded byGabriel Antonio Pereira
Succeeded byAtanasio Cruz Aguirre
Provisional President of Uruguay
(as President of the Senate)
In office
February 15, 1852 – March 1, 1852
Preceded byJoaquín Suárez
Succeeded byJuan Francisco Giró
Personal details
Born
Bernardo Prudencio Berro Larrañaga

April 28, 1803
Montevideo, Uruguay
DiedFebruary 19, 1868
Montevideo, Uruguay
Cause of deathmurder
Political partyNational Party
SpousePráxedes Rosa Bustamante del Puerto
Occupationpolitician
revolutionary
writer
Military service
AllegianceArgentina Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata
Blancos

Background

edit

Berro was a member of the National (Blanco) Party. He served as the President of the Senate of Uruguay in 1852, and from 1858 to 1859.[1]

President of Uruguay (first, provisional term)

edit

Berro first served as head of state of Uruguay in a provisional government for several weeks in 1852, during a brief period in which the National Party came to power.

President of Uruguay (second term)

edit

He led the National Party's return to power in 1860 and made attempts to unite the country's political factions, efforts not seldom opposed by members of his own Party and Government.

Assassination

edit

Berro and former president Venancio Flores were both assassinated on February 19, 1868.[2]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ PRESIDENCIA DE LA ASAMBLEA GENERAL Y DEL SENADO PRESIDENCIA DE LA CAMARA DE REPRESENTANTES (October 29, 2013). "Parlamentarios Uruguayos 1830-2005" (PDF). www.parlamento.gub.uy. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013.
  2. ^ "Caudillos and Political Stability". Country Studies US. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
edit
Political offices
Preceded by President of Uruguay
Acting

1852
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of Uruguay
1860-1864
Succeeded by