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He had already been writing for the press, first in the weekly Canelones and later, since 1955, as a columnist for Acción, a newspaper established by the then-President, Luis Batlle Berres, for which he covered events such as the Cuban Revolution and the OAS Foreign Ministers' summit that censured Cuba for its decision to establish relations with the Soviet Union.","In the 1962 general election, Sanguinetti was elected National Representative for the Montevideo Department, and re-elected in 1966. In 1969 the then president Jorge Pacheco Areco appointed him Minister of Industry and Commerce. From March to October 1972 he served as Minister of Education and Culture under Juan María Bordaberry. He publicly opposed the 1973 coup d'état and the subsequent civil-military dictatorship.","Sanguinetti participated in the Naval Club Pact that made the democratic transition possible. In the 1984 general election he was elected President of Uruguay as the most voted candidate of the most voted political party, according to the Ley de Lemas system. Major government initiatives he undertook during his first term consisted of measures to disarm the previous regime, and included an amnesty law in favor of people who were still detained, convicted by military justice for…"],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"6 January 1936","date":"1936-01-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311428#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/Q311428#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Uruguay","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311428#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"journalist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1930187"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311428#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/Q311428#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/Q311428#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Marta Canessa","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5390478"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311428#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Senator of the República Oriental del Uruguay (15 February 2020 – 20 October 2020)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19930721","start":"2020-02-15","end":"2020-10-20"},{"text":"President of Uruguay (1 March 1995 – 1 March 2000)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4524807","start":"1995-03-01","end":"2000-03-01"},{"text":"President of Uruguay (1 March 1985 – 1 March 1990)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4524807","start":"1985-03-01","end":"1990-03-01"},{"text":"Minister of Education and Culture (1 March 1972 – 27 October 1972)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20006803","start":"1972-03-01","end":"1972-10-27"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311428#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic‎","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17366068","date":"1985-09-28"},{"text":"Lagun Onari","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3381638","date":"1997"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22058319"},{"text":"Order of Francisco Morazán","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2719582"},{"text":"Sovereign Military Order of Malta","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190353"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru‎","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25755314"},{"text":"Order of the Liberator General San Martín","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1783970"},{"text":"Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2803223"},{"text":"Order of the Liberator","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2452975"},{"text":"Order of Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93988"},{"text":"National Order of Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885450"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855226"},{"text":"Order of the Quetzal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1857021"},{"text":"Grand Cross with collar of the Order of Vytautas the Great","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23058092"},{"text":"Order of José Matías Delgado","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885158"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311428#P166"}},{"key":"x","label":"X (Twitter)","values":[{"text":"JMaSanguinetti","url":"https://x.com/JMaSanguinetti"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311428#P2002"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Mar%C3%ADa_Sanguinetti","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311428","https://x.com/JMaSanguinetti"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Julio María Sanguinetti born?","a":"Julio María Sanguinetti was born on 6 January 1936 in Montevideo."},{"q":"What positions has Julio María Sanguinetti held?","a":"Positions held by Julio María Sanguinetti include: Senator of the República Oriental del Uruguay (2020–2020); President of Uruguay (1995–2000); President of Uruguay (1985–1990); Minister of Education and Culture (1972–1972)."},{"q":"Where did Julio María Sanguinetti study?","a":"Julio María Sanguinetti was educated at University of the Republic."}],"related":[{"name":"José Mujica","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jose-mujica"},{"name":"Jorge Batlle","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jorge-batlle"},{"name":"Martín Echegoyen","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/martin-echegoyen"},{"name":"Claudio Williman","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/claudio-williman"},{"name":"Juan María Bordaberry","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/juan-maria-bordaberry"},{"name":"Luis Lacalle Pou","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/luis-lacalle-pou"},{"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":"Carlos Anaya","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/carlos-anaya"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/julio-maria-sanguinetti-ebf4467349.jpg","width":470,"height":670,"license":"CC BY-SA 3.0","credit":"Agmontesdeoca","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PresidenteSanguinetti.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Julio María Sanguinetti","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Mar%C3%ADa_Sanguinetti","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q311428","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311428","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: PresidenteSanguinetti.jpg by Agmontesdeoca (CC BY-SA 3.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PresidenteSanguinetti.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 Julio María Sanguinetti, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: PresidenteSanguinetti.jpg — Agmontesdeoca, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Julio María Sanguinetti\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/julio-maria-sanguinetti. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T13:59:50Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/julio-maria-sanguinetti","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/julio-maria-sanguinetti","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/julio-maria-sanguinetti?lang=ne"}}