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Reception and Remarks by President Tabaré Vázquez of Uruguay

Date:
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Time:
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Event Type:
Speaker
Organizer/Author:
Heidi Moseson
Email:
Phone:
415.293.4656
Location Details:
World Affairs Council Auditorium
312 Sutter St, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108

Dr. Tabaré Vázquez, President of Uruguay

The World Affairs Council of Northern California and the Commonwealth Club of California are pleased to welcome his Excellency Dr. Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas, President of Uruguay, to the Bay area. Despite its small size with just under 3.5 million people, Uruguay is a powerful player in Latin American politics and one of the most prosperous and stable countries on the continent. President since 2005, Vázquez is the first Uruguayan president elected from the left since the country's first presidential election in 1984. Vázquez has helped steer his country out of social and economic trouble and has led efforts to strengthen ties between South America and the European Union. Join President Vázquez for a discussion on the issues facing his nation and the world.

A reception with wine and light hors d'oeuvres will take place from 5:30-6:00 PM , Program from 6:00-7:00pm

Cosponsored by the Commonwealth Club of California

Members/Students: $5, Nonmembers: $10
Added to the calendar on Thu, Oct 11, 2007 11:20AM

Comments (Hide Comments)
by Magdalena
In your post about Tabaré Vazquez you say, "Vázquez is the first Uruguayan president elected from the left since the country's first presidential election in 1984."

I'd like to clarify that 1984 was the first presidential election held after over a decade of military dictatorship. I believe the first (though probably not quite clean) presidential elections in Uruguay were held sometime between 1890 and 1903.

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