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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rivera and the second or maternal family name is Toscana.
Fructuoso Rivera
President of Uruguay
In office 6 November 1830 – 24 October 1834
Preceded by
Luis Eduardo Pérez
Succeeded by
Carlos Anaya
In office 1 March 1839 – 1 March 1843
Preceded by
Gabriel Antonio Pereira
Succeeded by
Joaquín Suárez
In office 25 September 1853 – 13 January 1854
Preceded by
Juan Francisco Giró
Succeeded by
Venancio Flores
Personal details
Born
(1784-10-17)17 October 1784 Durazno, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Died
13 January 1854(1854-01-13) (aged 69) Melo, Uruguay
Nationality
Uruguayan
Political party
Colorado Party
Profession
Military
José Fructuoso Rivera y Toscana (17 October 1784 – 13 January 1854) was an Uruguayan general and patriot who fought for the liberation of Banda Oriental from Brazilian rule, thrice served as President of Uruguay and was one of the instigators of the long Uruguayan Civil War.[1] He is also considered to be the founder of the Colorado Party, which ruled Uruguay without interruption from 1865 until 1958. He made a controversial decision to almost completely eliminate the native Charrúa during the 1831 Massacre of Salsipuedes.
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independence in 1825, Lavalleja sought the presidency as a rival to FructuosoRivera in 1830, who won. In protest to his loss, Lavalleja staged revolts...
attack carried out on 11 April 1831 by the Uruguayan Army, led by FructuosoRivera, as the culmination of the state's efforts to eradicate the Charrúa...
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leading figure in the Colorado Party and formed a triumvirate with FructuosoRivera and Juan Antonio Lavalleja in 1853.: 21 He served as interim President...
(1843–1851). It was led by Joaquín Suárez, while the army was led by FructuosoRivera. Uruguay was experiencing the Guerra Grande, between the two traditional...
non-consecutively Constituting instrument Constitution of Uruguay Inaugural holder FructuosoRivera Formation 6 November 1830 Deputy Vice President of Uruguay Salary $U403...
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countryside; and the liberal Colorados (Reds) led by the first President FructuosoRivera, representing the business interests of Montevideo. The Uruguayan parties...
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federal forces, or blancos, of Manuel Oribe defeated the colorados of FructuosoRivera, having been in conflict with them since 1838. Following the battle...
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