# Juan María Bordaberry

_Uruguayan politician and rancher (1928-2011)_

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> 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 ouster in 1976. For the last three years of his tenure, he was the first president of the Civic-Military Dictatorship. Previously, he was the minister of agriculture from 1969 to 1972. He came to office following the presidential elections of 1971. In 1973, Bordaberry engineered a self-coup where he dissolved the General Assembly and transferred its powers to a military-influenced Council of State. He then ruled 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 17 June 1928 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313531#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Montevideo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313531#P19))
- **Died:** 17 July 2011 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313531#P570))
- **Place of death:** Montevideo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313531#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Uruguay ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313531#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313531#P106))
- **Political party:** Colorado Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313531#P102))
- **Spouse:** Josefina Herrán Puig ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313531#P26))
- **Positions held:** President of Uruguay (1 March 1972 – 12 June 1976); Senator of the República Oriental del Uruguay; agriculture minister ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313531#P39))

## About

On 17 November 2006, Bordaberry 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.

## Questions

**When was Juan María Bordaberry born?**  
Juan María Bordaberry was born on 17 June 1928 in Montevideo.

**What positions has Juan María Bordaberry held?**  
Positions held by Juan María Bordaberry include: President of Uruguay (1972–1976); Senator of the República Oriental del Uruguay; agriculture minister.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Juan María Bordaberry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Mar%C3%ADa_Bordaberry) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q313531](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313531) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Juan Maria Bordaberry.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_Maria_Bordaberry.jpg)

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