Rafael Michelini Delle Piane (born 30 October 1958 in
Montevideo
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) is a
Uruguay
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an
politician
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. He is currently
Senator of the Republic of Uruguay as a member of the
Frente Amplio coalition, and was the founder of
New Space party. He was the seventh of ten children, and is the son of
Zelmar Michelini
Zelmar Raúl Michelini Guarch (20 May 1924 – 20 May 1976) was a Uruguayan reporter and politician, assassinated in Buenos Aires in 1976 as part of Operation Condor.
Career
Zelmar Michelini was member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1954 to 195 ...
, a former senator who was assassinated in
Buenos Aires
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during
Operation Condor
Operation Condor (; ) was a campaign of political repression by the right-wing dictatorships of the Southern Cone of South America, involving intelligence operations, coups, and assassinations of left-wing sympathizers in South America which fo ...
.
As a result, he has been active in human rights issues, primarily those stemming from the dictatorship.
In the elections of 1984, the first since the end of the military dictatorship which had ruled Uruguay from 1973 to 1984, Michelini was elected to the city council in Montevideo running for the
Party for the Government of the People. Five years later, he joined the breakaway group led by
Hugo Batalla
Hugo Batalla Parentini (July 11, 1926 – October 3, 1998), Uruguayan politician, was Vice President of Uruguay from 1995 to 1998 during the presidency of Julio María Sanguinetti.
Background
His political activity started in the Colorado Party ...
, forming a new party, the New Area, supporting the presidential candidacy of Batlle for the elections of 1989, in which Michelini was elected deputy.
In 1994, he disagreed with the alliance between Hugo Batalla and the
Colorado Party, and in response founded the
New Space party with other dissidents.
[ The party is part of the Frente Amplio coalition, and has twice nominated Michelini for President of Uruguay. In the first election in 1994 he obtained 5.16% of total votes cast,][ while in 1999 he obtained 4.56% of the vote.]Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
. During his time as Senator, Michelini drafted a law on the integration of men and women in the electoral lists of political parties, and drafted a declaration naming July 17 of each year a day of National Suicide Prevention.[
He is married to Arq. Matilde Jorge and has four children: Clara, Juan Pedro, Beatriz, and Martin.][ His brother Felipe Michelini is also a member of the Senate, and has served for three terms.][
]
References
External links
Rafael Michelini on New Space
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1958 births
Living people
Politicians from Montevideo
Members of the Senate of Uruguay
Broad Front (Uruguay) politicians
New Space (Uruguay) politicians