Atanasio de la Cruz Aguirre (2 June 1801 – 28 September 1875) was acting

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from 1864 to 1865.

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Aguirre was a member of the National Party. He served as the

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in 1853. He was a Senator from 1861. On March 1, 1864, Bernardo Berro stepped down from the Presidency.

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He assumed the Presidency of Uruguay as next-in-line, in his capacity of President of the Senate of Uruguay. This lasted until February 1865. During the

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had sought to send an army to aid Aguirre against Venancio Flores, who was supported by Brazilian troops. With

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under siege, Atanasio de la Cruz Aguirre stepped down from the Presidency in favour of Senator Tomás Villalba, who soon made peace with the Colorado Party besiegers, allied with

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.'Atanasio Cruz Aguirre', Wikipedia (in Spanish), :es:Atanasio Cruz Aguirre This transition of power marked the coming to Presidential office of heads of state of the Colorado Party, which then remained in office for nearly a century.

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