Baltasar Brum

Baltasar Brum , full name Baltasar Brum Rodríguez , (born June 18, 1883 in Cuaró , Departamento Salto (today Departamento Artigas ); † March 31, 1933 in Montevideo ) was a Uruguayan lawyer, diplomat, politician and president of the country from 1919 to 1923 .

His political convictions were shaped by the former President José Batlle y Ordóñez , under whom he worked as Minister of Education from 1913 to 1915; after 1915 he was Minister of the Interior and then Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Feliciano Viera . In this role, Brum campaigned for friendly relations with the United States .

During his tenure he tried to stabilize his country's economy, but was faced with broad opposition from his own party ( Partido Colorado ) and from Luis Alberto Herrera of the Partido Nacional .

On March 31, 1933, after Gabriel Terra had come to power, Brum attempted to lead an uprising against Terra. But when he had seen during the day that he would not succeed, he committed in Montevideo on the street suicide . He was 49 years old. His brother Alfeo Brum later became Vice President of Uruguay.

In 1927 Brum was president of Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay .

Web links

Commons : Baltasar Brum - collection of images, videos and audio files

Picture shows Baltasar Brum on March 31, 1933 shortly before his suicide

Individual evidence

↑ Dr. Baltasar Brum (1883-1933) (Spanish) at museohistorico.gub.uy, accessed on August 7, 2017 (PDF)
↑ Nomenclator (Spanish) on artigas.gub.uy, accessed on August 7, 2017 (PDF)
↑ Galería de Presidentes ( Memento of the original from February 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) from www.bhu.com.uy, accessed February 10, 2014 @1@ 2

predecessor	Office	successor
Feliciano Viera	President of Uruguay March 1, 1919–1. March 1923	José Serrato

personal data
SURNAME	Brum, Baltasar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Brum Rodríguez, Baltasar (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Lawyer, diplomat, politician and President of Uruguay
DATE OF BIRTH	June 18, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cuaró , formerly Salto Department , Uruguay
DATE OF DEATH	March 31, 1933
Place of death	Montevideo , Uruguay

[1] Dr. Baltasar Brum (1883-1933) (Spanish) at museohistorico.gub.uy, accessed on August 7, 2017 (PDF)

[2] Nomenclator (Spanish) on artigas.gub.uy, accessed on August 7, 2017 (PDF)

[3] Galería de Presidentes ( Memento of the original from February 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) from www.bhu.com.uy, accessed February 10, 2014 @1@ 2