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Francisco Antonino Vidal

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Francisco Antonino Vidal
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President of Uruguay
In office
15 March 1880 – 1 March 1882
Preceded byLorenzo Latorre
Succeeded byMáximo Santos
President of Uruguay
In office
1 March 1886 – 24 May 1886
Preceded byMáximo Santos
Succeeded byMáximo Santos
Personal details
Born(1827-05-14)May 14, 1827
DiedFebruary 7, 1889(1889-02-07) (aged 61)
Montevideo, Uruguay
PartyColorado Party
ProfessionPolitician

Francisco Antonino Vidal (May 14, 1827 – February 7, 1889)[1][2] was born in Montevideo,[3] though his birth has also been reported as in 1825, in San Carlos, Uruguay.[4] He was a senator and two-time president of Uruguay.

Background and earlier political roles

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He grew to become active in Uruguayan politics, serving as a member of the Colorado party. He was appointed interim minister of the government c. 1865, and later became a member of the Senate of Uruguay. He served as the President of the Senate of Uruguay in 1870 and 1879.[5]

Terms as President of Uruguay

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He became President of Uruguay in 1880, but was forced to resign in 1882 by Máximo Santos. He became president once more in 1886, but his term only lasted a few months until Santos took over once again.[6]

Death

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He died on February 7, 1889, in Montevideo.

References

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  1. ↑ "Vista Completa del registro". catalogo.bn.gub.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  2. ↑ Historia del Uruguay. A. Monteverde. 1996 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Martin, Frederick (1868). The Statesman's Year-book. Macmillan – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Por mi honor: vida de los presidentes uruguayos" (Alejandro Giménez Rodríguez. Arca, 2000)
  5. ↑ 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 2013-10-29.
  6. ↑ "Francisco Antonio Vidal" (in Spanish). Biografías y Vidas. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
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ANALES DE LA UNIVERSIDAD Entrega N.** 133 Abarca los Gobiernos de Latorre , Vidal, Santos, Tajes y Herrera y Obes desde 1876 hasta 1894. (TOMO IV ) (Contains information on various developments during the Vidal presidency)