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The Ministry of the Interior (Spanish: Ministerio del Interior) of Uruguay is the ministry of the Government of Uruguay that is responsible for controlling, regulating and evaluating policies, programs and plans related to public safety, as well as guaranteeing citizens the free exercise of fundamental rights and freedoms.
National Directorate of Police Assistance and Social Security (Dirección Nacional de Asistencia y Seguridad Social Policial) National Fire Department (Dirección Nacional de Bomberos) National Rehabilitation Institute (Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación) National Directorate of Support for the Released (Dirección Nacional de Apoyo al Liberado)
Palacio Legislativo, Montevideo. Uruguay is a representative democratic republic with a presidential system. [77] The members of government are elected for a five-year term by a universal suffrage system. [77] Uruguay is a unitary state: justice, education, health, security, foreign policy and defense are all administered nationwide. [77]
More, in 1952, the surface fleet received the destroyer escorts Uruguay and Artigas and, in 1953, the frigate Montevideo. In 1955, the Coast Guard received three motor launches: PS-1, PS-2, and PS-3. In May 1959, PS-2 stood out in the rescue of the crew of the Uruguayan freighter Pietrina, stranded on the English Bank, a sandbar off Montevideo. [9]
Montevideo (/ ˌ m ɒ n t ɪ v ɪ ˈ d eɪ oʊ /, [10] US also /-ˈ v ɪ d i oʊ /; [11] Spanish: [monteβiˈðeo]) is the capital and largest city of Uruguay.According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) [12] in an area of 201 square kilometers (78 sq mi).
By Lucinda Elliott. MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Center-left opposition candidate Yamandu Orsi secured victory in Uruguay's presidential election, official results showed on Sunday, with 97% of votes ...
In 1971, a 45 meter long tunnel was dug and 111 political prisoners, including future president José Mujica, escaped from the high security Punta Carretas Penitentiary in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was the largest prison escape in history.
Rainfall in the Montevideo area was about 0.39 of an inch (10 millimeters) on July 5, with 1.29 inches (33 millimeters) falling from July 3 through July 6.