Arturo Lezama Bagez (1899–1964) was a
Uruguay
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an political figure.
Background
Lezama was a prominent member of the
Uruguay
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an
Colorado Party which ruled the country for lengthy periods, and was
President of the Chamber of Deputies in 1951 and 1953.
In 1957 his fellow-
Colorado
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colleague President
Alberto Fermín Zubiría
Alberto Fermín Zubiría Urtiague (9 October 1901 – 4 October 1971) was a Uruguayan political figure, who served as the third National Council of Government (Uruguay), President of the National Council of Government of Uruguay, the nominal head o ...
stepped down from office.
President of the National Council of Government
In 1955 Lezama was elected a member of the
National Council of Government, which he presided 1957–1958. That year started the exploration in search for
petroleum on Uruguayan territory.
He was succeeded by
Carlos Fischer, a
Colorado Party colleague.
Death
Lezama died in 1964.
See also
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Politics of Uruguay
The politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential system, presidential Representative democracy, representative democratic republic, under which the president of Uruguay is both the head of state and the head of government, as well as a multiform ...
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Colorado Party (Uruguay)
The Colorado Party (, , PC) is a liberal political party in Uruguay.
Its existence can be traced back to the origins of the Uruguayan republic, in the 1830s, and since then until the late 1990s it remained the most dominant political party i ...
References
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:es:Arturo Lezama
1899 births
1964 deaths
Uruguayan people of Basque descent
Colorado Party (Uruguay) politicians
Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay
Presidents of the National Council of Government (Uruguay)
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