Julio María Sanguinetti

35th and 37th President of Uruguay

Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo (born 6 January 1936) is a Uruguayan politician, lawyer and journalist. He served as President of Uruguay twice: from March 1985 until March 1990, and from March 1995 until March 2000. He was from the Colorado Party.


Julio María Sanguinetti
Julio María Sanguinetti in 1995.
President of Uruguay
In office
March 1, 1985 – March 1, 1990
Vice PresidentEnrique Tarigo
Preceded byRafael Addiego
Succeeded byLuis Alberto Lacalle
In office
March 1, 1995 – March 1, 2000
Vice PresidentHugo Batalla
Preceded byLuis Alberto Lacalle
Succeeded byJorge Batlle Ibáñez
Personal details
Born (1936-01-06) January 6, 1936 (age 88)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Political partyColorado Party
Spouse(s)Marta Canessa
ChildrenJulio Luis
Emma
OccupationPolitician, journalist, lawyer

He supports same-sex marriage and a bill that recently approved same-sex marriages by the Uruguayan legislature.[1]

Sanguinetti was born in Montevideo.

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