Juan María Bordaberry
Juan María Bordaberry Arocena (Spanish: [boɾðaβeˈri aɾoˈsena]; 17 June 1928 – 17 July 2011), was an Uruguayan politician and cattle rancher who served as the 34th President of Uruguay from 1972 until his resignation in 1976 and the 1st President of the Civic-Military Dictatorship from 1973 to 1976. Previously, he was the Minister of Agriculture from 1969 to 1972.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bordaberry and the second or maternal family name is Arocena.
Juan María Bordaberry
- Jorge Sapelli
(1972–1973) - Vacant
(1973–1976)
Alberto Demicheli (interm)
Office established
Alberto Demicheli (interm)
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Jaime Montaner
Héctor Viana Martorell
17 June 1928
Montevideo, Uruguay
17 July 2011 (aged 83)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Cemetery Parque Martinelli de Carrasco, Canelones Department
9, including Pedro
- Domingo Bordaberry
(Father) - Elisa Arocena
(Mother)
30 years
He came to office following the Presidential elections of late 1971. In 1973, Bordaberry dissolved the General Assembly and was widely regarded as ruling by decree as a military-sponsored dictator until disagreements with the military led to his being overthrown before his original term of office had expired.
On 17 November 2006 he was arrested in a case involving four deaths, including two of members of the General Assembly during the period of civilian-military rule in the 1970s.
Family[edit]
Bordaberry and his wife, Josefina Herrán, had nine children. One of Bordaberry's sons, Pedro Bordaberry, was Minister for Tourism and Industry in the government of Jorge Batlle. Another son, Santiago, is a rural affairs activist.
Conviction[edit]
On 5 March 2010, Bordaberry was sentenced to 30 years in prison (the maximum allowed under Uruguayan law) for murder and of being the intellectual author of kidnappings and disappearances of political opponents of the regime, becoming the second former Uruguayan dictator sentenced to a long prison term; in October 2009, Gregorio Conrado Álvarez was sentenced to 25 years. He had also been unsuccessfully tried for violating the constitution in the 1973 coup.[4]
Death[edit]
On 17 July 2011, Bordaberry died, aged 83, at his home. He had been suffering from respiratory problems and other illnesses.[6][7] His remains are buried at Parque Martinelli de Carrasco.[8]