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He led a traditionalist and corporatist regime known as the March dictatorship, because the self-coup that he led took place on 31 March 1933.","summary_more":["While in power, Terra promoted the 1934 Constitution, which after being approved by the citizens through a nationwide referendum, officially abolished the collegiate executive established in 1917 and guaranteed rights such as gender equality and women's suffrage, as well as the legalization of homosexuality.","In 1938, he became president of the state-owned Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay. That same year, he left the position due to a stroke, remaining paralyzed for four years until his death in near-extreme poverty on 15 September 1942."],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1 August 1873","date":"1873-08-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277922#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Montevideo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1335"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277922#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"15 September 1942","date":"1942-09-15"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277922#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Montevideo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1335"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277922#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Uruguay","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277922#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277922#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Colorado Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1430823"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277922#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of the Republic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1856423"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277922#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay (1923–1924)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110192733","start":"1923","end":"1924"},{"text":"President of Uruguay","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4524807"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277922#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Terra","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277922"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Gabriel Terra born?","a":"Gabriel Terra was born on 1 August 1873 in Montevideo."},{"q":"What positions has Gabriel Terra held?","a":"Positions held by Gabriel Terra include: President of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay (1923–1924); President of Uruguay."},{"q":"Where did Gabriel Terra study?","a":"Gabriel Terra was educated at University of the Republic."}],"related":[{"name":"Duncan Stewart","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/duncan-stewart"},{"name":"Manuel Basilio Bustamante","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/manuel-basilio-bustamante"},{"name":"Luis Batlle Berres","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/luis-batlle-berres"},{"name":"Atanasio Aguirre","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/atanasio-aguirre"},{"name":"Luis Lacalle Pou","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/luis-lacalle-pou"},{"name":"Arturo Lezama","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/arturo-lezama"},{"name":"José Batlle y Ordóñez","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-batlle-y-ordonez"},{"name":"Tabaré Vázquez","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/tabare-vazquez"},{"name":"José Mujica","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-mujica"},{"name":"Jorge Batlle","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jorge-batlle"},{"name":"Carlos Anaya","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/carlos-anaya"},{"name":"Martín Echegoyen","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/martin-echegoyen"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/gabriel-terra-e6e226fc5f.jpg","width":500,"height":674,"license":"CC0","credit":"Partido Colorado","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Afiche_Terra.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Gabriel Terra","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Terra","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q277922","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q277922","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Afiche Terra.jpg by Partido Colorado (CC0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Afiche_Terra.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Gabriel Terra, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Afiche Terra.jpg — Partido Colorado, CC0.","cite":"\"Gabriel Terra\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/gabriel-terra. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T13:59:50Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/gabriel-terra","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/gabriel-terra","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/gabriel-terra?lang=ne"}}