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| Oriental Republic of Uruguay República Oriental del Uruguay | |
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| Capital and largest city | Montevideo |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Demonym(s) | Uruguayan |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
• President | Yamandú Orsi |
• Vice President | Beatriz Argimón |
| Area | |
• Total | 176,215 km² |
| Population | |
• 2023 census | 3,499,451 |
| Currency | Uruguayan peso (UYU) |
| Calling code | +598 |
| ISO 3166 code | UY |
| Internet TLD | .uy |
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It borders with Argentina to the west and Brazil to the north with a coast on the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast.
History[edit | edit source]
Military dictatorship[edit | edit source]
In the 1960s, Marxist urban guerrillas called the Tupamaros were operating in Uruguay. In 1969 CIA agent Dan Mitrione instituted torture as a routine practice against the guerrillas. In July 1970, he was captured by the Tupamaros, who demanded the release of 150 prisoners in order to free him. When the Uruguayan government refused, he was killed.[1]
Return to bourgeois democracy[edit | edit source]
From 2010 to 2015 former Tupamoros member José Mujica served as President, introducing social reforms such as the legalization of abortion and same-sex marriage.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ William Blum (2004). Killing Hope: 'Uruguay, 1964 to 1970: Torture—as American as apple pie'. Common Courage Press. ISBN 9781567512526
- ↑ Guillermo Bervejillo (2025-10-17). "The Radical Legacy of the “Poorest President in the World”" Jacobin. Archived from the original on 2025-11-14.