Martín Recaredo Echegoyen (1891–1974) was a Uruguayan

Uruguay

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...

 political figure .

Political background

Echegoyen was a member of the Uruguayan

Uruguay

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...

 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....

, which in 1959 broke the longstanding tradition of Colorado Party

Colorado Party

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 Presidents.

He previously served under President Gabriel Terra

Gabriel Terra

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, as Education Minister from 1935 to 1936, and as Public Works Minister from 1936 to 1938. For many years, he served as a prominent member of the Senate. He was its president from March 1, 1963, to March 1, 1967.

President of Uruguay; later career

Echegoyen served as President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay 1959-1960. He was succeeded as President by Benito Nardone

Benito Nardone

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, a 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....

 Party colleague.

After relinquishing the Presidency in 1960, Echegoyen ran for President in 1966 but was beaten by Oscar Diego Gestido

Óscar Diego Gestido

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.

Subsequently, already aged in his 80s, Echegoyen presided over the Council of State in the civilian-military administration instituted by President Juan María Bordaberry

Juan María Bordaberry

Juan María Bordaberry Arocena was a Uruguayan politician and cattle rancher, who first served as President from 1972 until 1976, including as a dictator from 1973 until his ouster in a 1976 coup...

in 1973.