Carlos Abdala (diplomat)
Carlos Abdala (born April 20, 1930 in Montevideo , † June 8, 1976 in Paraguay ) was a Uruguayan politician, diplomat and minister of the Partido Blanco .
Life
Abdala was Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Uruguay from 1972 to July 1973 . He then became the Ambassador of Uruguay in Paraguay. On June 7, 1976, he was shot dead on duty in Asunción by a Yugoslav terrorist from the HRB who mistook him for a Yugoslav diplomat. His son Pablo Abdala also embarked on a political career and was elected to the Uruguayan House of Representatives in 2005 .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Paraguay Accepts Terrorist and Stir Is Minor" Paragraph 8
- ↑ "Primera víctima del" acuerdismo ": diputado Pablo Abdala abandonó al sector de Lacalle" on www.diariocambio.com.uy
Web links
- Short biography (Spanish)
- Uruguay. La ley de reparación a las "víctimas de la sedición": Un daño irreparable
- Governments of Uruguay
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SURNAME | Abdala, Carlos |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Uruguayan politician, diplomat and Minister of the Partido Blanco |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1930 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montevideo |
DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 1976 |
Place of death | Paraguay |