Gregorio Conrado Álvarez
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Uruguayian general, dictator (1926-2016)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Aparicio Méndez
- Succeeded by
- Rafael Addiego
- Born
- ( 1925-11-26 ) November 26, 1925, Lavalleja , Uruguay
- Died
- December 28, 2016 (2016-12-28) (aged 91), Montevideo , Uruguay
- Party
- Independent
- Spouse
- María del Rosario Flores
- Profession
- Military
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gregorio
- Family name
- Álvarez
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Lavalleja Department
- Place of death
- Montevideo
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- President of Uruguay
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Military rank
- general
- Residence
- Montevideo
- Convicted of
- crime against humanity
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- date of birth
- 1925-11-26
- date of death
- 2016-12-28
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- name in native language
- Gregorio Conrado Álvarez Armelino
- Commons category
- Gregorio Álvarez
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Encyclopedic overview
Gregorio Conrado Álvarez Armelino (26 November 1925 – 28 December 2016), also known as El Goyo, was an Uruguayan Army general and dictator who served as president of Uruguay from 1981 until 1985. He was the last surviving president of the civic-military dictatorship.
Early life and military career
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