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Russia–Uruguay relations are thebilateralforeign relations betweenRussia andUruguay.
Diplomatic relations between Russia and Uruguay were established in 1857, at the initiative of the Uruguayan presidentGabriel Antonio Pereira who sent a letter to TsarAlexander II, proposing closer ties between both countries.[1] Thus, Uruguay was the first Latin American republic and the second Latin American state, after theEmpire of Brazil, to be recognized by theRussian Empire.[2] In 1866 a Russian consulate was established inMontevideo, and two years later, a Uruguayan consulate was established inTaganrog.[3]
After theOctober Revolution of 1917, diplomatic relations were interrupted, but were reestablished in 1926.[2] In 1935, during thedictatorship ofGabriel Terra, Uruguay broke relations with the Soviet Union, but they were reestablished again in 1943, duringWorld War II.[4]
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