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| Oriental Republic of Uruguay República Oriental del Uruguay | |
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| Capital and largest city | Montevideo |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Government | Presidential republic |
• President | Luis Lacalle Pou |
• Vice President | Beatriz Argimón |
| Area | |
• Total | 176,215 km² |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 3,518,552 |
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America.
History
In the 1960s, Marxist urban guerrillas called the Tupamaros were operating in Uruguay. In 1969 CIA agent Dan Mitrione instituted torture as a routine practice against the guerrillas. In July 1970, he was captured by the Tupamaros, who demanded the release of 150 prisoners in order to free him. When the Uruguayan government refused, he was killed.[1]
References
- ↑ William Blum (2004). Killing Hope: 'Uruguay, 1964 to 1970: Torture—as American as apple pie'. Common Courage Press. ISBN 9781567512526