Alberto Guani

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Alberto Guani (born June 14, 1877 in Montevideo , † November 25, 1956 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan lawyer, diplomat and vice-president of his country from 1943 to 1947. He was a member of the Partido Colorado .

Alberto Guani studied law at the Universidad de la República and then did his doctorate. From 1907 to 1910 he was a member of parliament. He entered the diplomatic service and served as Plenipotentiary in Austria-Hungary , Switzerland (1911), Belgium and the Netherlands (1913), France (1925-1926) and the United Kingdom (1936-1938). He was also the representative of Uruguay to the League of Nations .

From 1938 to 1943, Guani served as Foreign Minister under President Alfredo Baldomir . In the 1943 presidential election, Juan José de Amézaga won and Guani became vice-president. From 1943 to 1947 he was President of the Cámara de Senadores .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Revista nacional: literatura-arte-ciencia, Volume 20, p. 456 , accessed on May 12, 2012
  2. ^ "Who's Who in Latin America: A Biographical Dictionary of the Outstanding ...", p. 182 names 1878 as the year of birth
  3. ↑ Orientales: una historia política del Uruguay, Volume 3, p.253 , accessed on May 12, 2012
  4. ↑ Informes Diplomáticos de los representantes del Reino Unido en el Uruguay: 1956-1961, p.124 of Benjamín Nahum , accessed 12 May 2012
  5. ↑ Who's Who in Latin America: A Biographical Dictionary of the Outstanding ..., p. 182 , accessed December 10, 2013
  6. ↑ Who's Who in Latin America: A Biographical Dictionary of the Outstanding ..., p. 182 , accessed December 10, 2013
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SURNAME Guani, Alberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uruguayan lawyer, diplomat and vice-president
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Montevideo
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 1956
Place of death Montevideo