Tomás Berreta

Tomás Berreta Gandolfo
29th President of Uruguay
In office March 1, 1947 – August 2, 1947
Vice President	Luis Batlle Berres
Preceded by	Juan José de Amézaga
Succeeded by	Luis Batlle Berres
Personal details
Born	November 22, 1875 Montevideo, Uruguay
Died	August 2, 1947 (aged 72) Montevideo, Uruguay
Political party	Colorado Party
Spouse(s)	Juanita Etchemendy
Children	Blanca Ana, Rivera, Sarandi, María, Tabare

Tomás Berretta Gandolfo (November 22, 1875 – August 2, 1947) was the President of Uruguay for five months in 1947.

Background

Having been an activist in the Uruguayan Colorado Party since 1896, for a number of years he was active in local politics and served as Intendent of Canelones in the early part of the 20th Century.

He later served in the government of President Juan José de Amézaga.

Berretta was thus a prominent, elderly member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party which had ruled the country for long periods, when he stood for election as President, with a view to succeeding the sitting President of Uruguay, Juan José de Amézaga, who was younger than he by several years.^[1]

President of Uruguay

March 1947 inauguration

Berretta was inaugurated as President of Uruguay on 1 March 1947.

A longstanding military man by profession, President Berretta was notably responsible for founding the Liceo Militar General Artigas, Montevideo, a secondary school in the nation's capital to be run on military lines.^[2]

During his brief period of office President Berretta had opportunity to travel to meet US President Harry S. Truman in Washington, DC.

Death and succession

Berretta died in office barely five months later on 2 August 1947.

The Vice President of Uruguay during Berretta's short Presidency was Luis Batlle Berres. Subsequently, Berres succeeded Berretta as President of Uruguay.

There is also a rumor that the president has been assassinated by the vice president Luis Batlle Berres.

Family

His family however unknown rules socially the southern parts of Uruguay, including Salto and Montevideo. Benito Berretta fathered 5 children from 1993 to 2002 Matias Berretta; 1993 Juanbi Berretta; 1995 The most famous however was Baltasar Berretta; 2002

See also

• Politics of Uruguay
• (Photo) President Berretta (right, seated) and President Harry S. Truman (left, seated) at a meeting in 1947:

Notes

1. 'Tomás Berretta', Wikipedia (in Spanish), es:Tomás Berreta,
2. "Liceo Militar General Artigas, un lugar diferente". Evelyn Sosa YouTube. 15 June 2014.

References

• es:Tomás Berretta (Spanish Wikipedia)