Máximo Tajes

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Máximo Tajes
House of Máximo Tajes near Cerrillos .

Máximo Tajes Cáceres (born November 23, 1852 in Canelones , † November 21, 1912 in Montevideo ) was a Uruguayan military and politician .

Life

Tajes belonged to the Partido Colorado and was elected President of Uruguay by Congress on November 18, 1886 . He held this position until March 1, 1890. He was the last president in the phase of the military dictatorship (1876–1890). During his tenure, he first pushed through a decision to ban his political opponent and predecessor in office, Máximo Santos , in Congress . He then worked towards the restoration of the constitution and the elimination of the military leaders who supported his predecessor. Julio Herrera y Obes was elected to succeed him. On March 27, 1897, the office of Uruguayan ambassador to Argentina was transferred to him, but Domingo Mendilaharsu took over from October 27 that same year .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Uruguay: Heads of State: 1830-1919 on archontology.org
  2. ↑ Data ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on info-regenten.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.info-regenten.de
  3. ^ Data on worldstatesmen.org
  4. ^ The Return of Civilians. on country-data.com (English)
  5. ↑ Uruguay . In: Brockhaus Konversations-Lexikon 1894–1896, Volume 16, p. 137.
predecessor Office successor
Máximo Santos President of Uruguay
November 18, 1886–1. March 1890 		Julio Herrera y Obes
personal data
SURNAME Tajes, Máximo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tajes Cáceres, Máximo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION President of Uruguay
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH Canelones
DATE OF DEATH November 21, 1912
Place of death Montevideo