Speech by Tomás Berreta to Brazilian president Eurico Dutra (recorded 1947)
Tomás Berreta Gandolfo (November 22, 1875 – August 2, 1947) was the President of Uruguay for five months in 1947.
Background
Having been an activist in the UruguayanColorado Party since 1896, for a number of years he was active in local politics and served as Intendent of Canelones in the early part of the 20th century.
Berreta was thus a prominent, elderly member of the UruguayanColorado Party which had ruled the country for long periods, when he stood for election as President, with a view to succeeding the sitting President of Uruguay, Juan José de Amézaga, who was younger than he by several years.[2]
A longstanding military man by profession, President Berreta was notably responsible for founding the Liceo Militar General Artigas, Montevideo, a secondary school in the nation's capital to be run on military lines.[3]
During his brief period of office President Berreta had opportunity to travel to meet US President Harry S. Truman in Washington, DC.
Death and succession
Berreta died in office barely five months later on 2 August 1947 from prostate cancer.[4]
(Photo) President Berretta (right, seated) and President Harry S. Truman(left, seated) at a meeting in 1947: [1]
Notes
^PRESIDENCIA DE LA ASAMBLEA GENERAL Y DEL SENADO PRESIDENCIA DE LA CAMARA DE REPRESENTANTES (October 29, 2013). "Parlamentarios Uruguayos 1830-2005"(PDF). www.parlamento.gub.uy. Archived from the original(PDF) on October 29, 2013.
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