From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hugo Batalla
Hugo Batalla
Hugo Batalla Parentini (1926-07-11 – 1998-10-03),
Uruguayan politician, was Vice President of Uruguay
Other activities
from 1995 to 1998 during the presidency of Julio María Aside from politics, Batalla founded the newspaper He-
Sanguinetti. chos and the political magazine Zeta. He was also Presi-
dent of the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (AUF, Uruguayan
Football Association) from 1991-93, and Vice-president
Background of the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CSF, South
His political activity started in the Colorado Party with American Football Confederation) between 1992 and
Zelmar Michelini. Batalla was elected diputado for the 1993.
Department of Montevideo from 1962-66 and 1967-71,
and was President of the Chamber of Representatives
from 1968-69. He was also a member of the Latin Ameri-
Personal
can Parliament and Vice-President from 1968-69. Batalla married Hilda Flores in 1953, and the couple had
He split from Colorado in 1971 to form the Frente Am- a daughter Laura.
plio with Michelini, and was re-elected diputado from 1972
until the instauration of the military dictatorship in June
1973.
See also
After the return of constitutional rule, he was elected • Politics of Uruguay
senator for the Partido por el Gobierno del Pueblo (Peoples’ Persondata
Government Party, which would later rejoin the Frente Name Batalla, Hugo
Amplio) from 1985-1995, and was Vice-President of the
Alternative names
Chamber of Senators during 1993.
Short description
Vice President of Uruguay Date of birth 1926
Place of birth
Batalla rejoined the Colorado Party for the elections of
1994-11-27 and was elected Vice President of Uruguay. Date of death 1998
He died in office of lung cancer at the age of 72. Place of death
Historical note
Batalla was the eleventh person to hold the office of Vice
President of Uruguay. The office dates from 1934, when
César Charlone became Uruguay’s first Vice President.
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