Carlos Fischer
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Background
Fischer was a member of the Uruguayan Colorado PartyColorado Party
Colorado Party can refer to two South American political parties:* Colorado Party * Colorado Party...
. In 1958 his fellow-Colorado colleague Arturo Lezama
Arturo Lezama
-Background:Lezama was a prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party which ruled the country for lengthy periods. In 1957 his fellow-Colorado colleague President Alberto Fermín Zubiría stepped down from office.-President of Uruguay:...
stepped down as President.
President of Uruguay
He was President of UruguayPresident of Uruguay
The President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch...
from 1958 to 1959, at the end of a long period of rule by Presidents of the Colorado Party
Colorado Party
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not to be resumed by that party until 1967.
Fischer was succeeded as President by Martín Echegoyen
Martín Echegoyen
Martín Recaredo Echegoyen was a Uruguayan political figure .- Political background :Echegoyen was a member of the Uruguayan National Party, which in 1959 broke the longstanding tradition of Colorado Party Presidents....
, of the National Party
National Party (Uruguay)
The National Party , also known as the White Party , is a major right-wing conservative political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government....
.