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Washington García Rijo (1921 – 22 September 2010) was a
Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
an political figure.


Background

His political base has been in
Rocha Department Rocha () is a Departments of Uruguay, department in the east of Uruguay. Its capital is the city of Rocha, Uruguay, Rocha. It borders Maldonado Department to its west, Lavalleja Department to its northwest, Treinta y Tres Department to its north, ...
. He formerly served as a senior police officer. He was a member of the Colorado Party.


Political career

He served for many years as an elected Deputy of the Republic from 1967 to 1972 and from 1985 to 1990, representing
Rocha Department Rocha () is a Departments of Uruguay, department in the east of Uruguay. Its capital is the city of Rocha, Uruguay, Rocha. It borders Maldonado Department to its west, Lavalleja Department to its northwest, Treinta y Tres Department to its north, ...
. He was at the time associated with the 'Lista 15' grouping within the Colorado Party. In his late political life he endorsed
Pedro Bordaberry Juan Pedro Bordaberry Herrán (born 28 April 1960) is a Uruguayan attorney, lecturer, and politician, serving as Senate of Uruguay, Senator of the Republic since 2025. He previously served in the same position from 2010 to 2020, as Ministry of To ...
Herrán's 'Vamos Uruguay' grouping within the
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 ...
.


See also

*
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 ...
* Colorado Party (Uruguay)#Post 2004: defeat at polls and rise of Pedro Bordaberry Herrán


References

Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay Colorado Party (Uruguay) politicians 1921 births 2010 deaths {{Uruguay-politician-stub