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Martín R. Echegoyen | |
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 Echegoyen | |
| President of the Uruguayan National Council of Government | |
| In office 1 March 1959 – 1 March 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Fischer |
| Succeeded by | Benito Nardone |
| President of the State Council | |
| In office 19 December 1973 – 17 May 1974 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Demicheli |
| Senator of Uruguay | |
| In office 1 March 1963 – 27 June 1973 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martín Ricardo Echegoyen (1891-04-03)3 April 1891 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | (1974-05-18)18 May 1974 (age 83) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | National Party |
| Other political affiliations | Herrerismo |
| Occupation | Politician, Lawyer |
Martín Ricardo Echegoyen (3 April 1891 inMontevideo – 18 May 1974 in Montevideo)[1][2][3] was aUruguayan political figure.[4] In the years 1959 to 1960 he was thepresident of the Uruguayan National Council of Government.
Echegoyen was a member of theNational Party, which in the 1958 elections ended the longstanding tradition ofColorado Party presidents.
He served under PresidentGabriel Terra as Education Minister from 1935 to 1936, and as Public Works Minister from 1936 to 1938. He later ran as the National Party's vice presidential candidate in 1946 and 1950.
For many years, he served as a prominent member of theSenate. He was its president from March 1, 1963, to March 1, 1967.[5]
Echegoyen served as president of theNational Council of Government (Uruguay) from 1959 to 1960. He was succeeded as president byBenito Nardone, aNational Party colleague.
After relinquishing the presidency in 1960, Echegoyen ran for president in 1966 but was beaten byOscar Diego Gestido.
Subsequently, already aged in his 80s, Echegoyen presided over the Council of State in the civilian-military administration instituted by PresidentJuan María Bordaberry in 1973.
Echegoyen died on 18 May 1974 at the age of 83.
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| Preceded by | President of the Uruguayan National Council of Government 1959–1960 | Succeeded by |
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