Jorge Batlle
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Dr. Jorge Batlle |
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Jorge Batlle in 2003.
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| 38th President of Uruguay | |
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In office 1 March 2000 – 1 March 2005 |
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| Vice President | Luis Antonio Hierro López |
| Preceded by | Julio María Sanguinetti |
| Succeeded by | Tabaré Vázquez |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 October 1927 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | 24 October 2016 (aged 88) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Resting place | Central Cemetery of Montevideo |
| Political party | Colorado Party |
| Spouse(s) | Noemí Lamuraglia (before 1989) Mercedes Menafra (1989–2016) |
| Relations |
José Batlle y Ordóñez (great uncle) |
| Children | Raúl Lorenzo Beatriz |
| Parents |
Luis Batlle Berres Matilde Ibáñez Tálice |
| Alma mater | University of the Republic |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Deism |
Jorge Luis Batlle Ibáñez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxorxe ˈβaʎe iˈβaɲeθ]; Batlle locally [ˈbaʒe] or [ˈbaʃe]; 25 October 1927 – 24 October 2016) was a politician and lawyer from Uruguay, a member of the Colorado Party. He served as the President of Uruguay from 2000 to 2005.
Dr. Jorge Batlle became Uruguayan president on 1 March 2000, after having been elected the previous year by popular vote. He was the fourth Uruguayan President belonging to the Batlle family, one of whom was his own father, Luis Batlle Berres. A name that is closely related to the political history of the country, Batlle began his political career in the 1950s and had served as member of the Uruguayan Congress for the Colorado Party, to which many members of his own family – which came to the River Plate from the Catalan coast at Sitges, Spain, 200 years ago – had belonged before him.
Batlle was born in 1927, son of Luis Batlle Berres and Matilde Ibáñez Tálice. He has two siblings, Luis and Matilde. His ancestors include the 19th century Uruguayan presidents Jose Batlle y Ordonez and Lorenzo Batlle.
By 1958, when he was first elected Congressman for the Colorado Party, Dr. Batlle – who had obtained his Diploma in Law and Social Sciences from the University of the Republic in 1956 - had been active in journalism both in Radio "Ariel" and the newspaper "Acción". He was also by that time a member of the governing body of his Party. He unsuccessfully ran for president in 1966, and was part of a financial scandal in 1968, which was never proven. He ran for president again in 1971, without success.
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