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Benito Nardone Cetrulo (November 22, 1906 – March 25, 1964) was a
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an journalist and political figure.


Biography

Nardone was born at
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, the son of an Italian immigrant. For many years he was a popular radio commentator at CX 4 Radio Rural. His political prominence came about after his long established reputation as a radio personality. He was strongly identified with rural affairs. Prior to assuming the Presidency, he was seen as politically close to Domingo Bordaberry and his son Juan María Bordaberry, both of them heavily involved with a Ruralist affairs organization led by Nardone.'Liga Federal de Acción Ruralista' (in Spanish), Wikipedia, :es:Liga Federal de Acción Ruralista He was a prominent member of the
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an National (Blanco) Party.


President of the National Council of Government

In 1960 Nardone's Blanco Party colleague
Martín Echegoyen Martín Ricardo Echegoyen (3 April 1891 in Montevideo – 18 May 1974 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan political figure. In the years 1959 to 1960 he was the National Council of Government (Uruguay), president of the Uruguayan National Council of G ...
stepped down as President of the National Council of Government, so Nardone succeeded Echegoyen as president, remaining in charge until 1961. Nardone was himself succeeded as President by Eduardo Víctor Haedo, also a Blanco Party colleague.


See also

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1906 births 1964 deaths People from Montevideo Uruguayan people of Italian descent National Party (Uruguay) politicians Presidents of the National Council of Government (Uruguay) Uruguayan radio journalists Uruguayan radio presenters Burials at the Central Cemetery of Montevideo Liga Nacional de Accion Ruralista politicians {{Uruguay-journalist-stub