Mario Héber Usher
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Background
Mario Héber was a prominent member of the UruguayanUruguay
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National
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....
(Blanco) Party. His parents were Alberto Héber Uriarte and Blanca Usher Conde. He was from a well-known political family; his brother Alberto Héber
Alberto Heber Usher
Alberto Héber Usher was a Uruguayan politician, who served as President of Uruguay from March 1, 1966 to March 1, 1967.-Background:...
was President of Uruguay
President of Uruguay
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from 1966 to 1967; his son Luis Alberto Héber
Luis Alberto Héber
- Background :Luis Alberto Héber comes from a prominent Uruguayan National Party family; he himself has also for many years associated himself with this party's cause. His father Mario Héber Usher was a prominent Senator among his Party's leadership...
is a National Party Senator and former Deputy.
Elected offices
In 1958 he was elected a Deputy. Usher was President of the Chamber of Deputies of UruguayChamber of Deputies of Uruguay
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from March 1, 1966 to March 1, 1967. In 1971 he was elected a Senator .
Family incident
In 1978 his wife, Cecilia Fontana, was assassinated by poison intended for himself, sent by an unknown person or group. This tragic incident has been widely blamed on political violence associated with the period of civilian-military rule in UruguayUruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
, which began in 1973, after which Mario Héber and many other politicians were proscribed from political activities, but which he continued to pursue clandestinely.