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Uruguay reached the peak of its economic prosperity thanks to the World War II and the Korean War. During these conflicts, the country supplied beef, wool, and leather to the Allied armies. [ 107 ] In 1949, to cover the British debt for the beef deliveries during WWII, British-owned railroads and water companies were nationalized. [ 108 ]
The sinking of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee is the most known event occurring in Uruguay during World War II. In 1945, Uruguay formally signed the Declaration by the United Nations and entered World War II, leading the country to declare war on Germany and Japan. Following the end of the war, it became a founding member of the United ...
Territorial evolution of Mexico from 4 October 1824 to 8 October 1974 Map of Mexico in 1828. Mexico has experienced many changes in territorial organization during its history as an independent state. The territorial boundaries of Mexico were affected by presidential and imperial decrees.
The history of Uruguay according to the political period (interim and other administrations in italics): Indigenous period: no political organization known. Colonial period and fight for independence. Nation building and prelude to civil war (1828–1839). Provisional governments of Suárez - Rondeau - Lavalleja.
The Uruguay River (Spanish: Río Uruguay [ˈri.o wɾuˈɣwaj]; Portuguese: Rio Uruguai [ˈʁi.u uɾuˈɡwaj]) is a major river in South America.It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of La Mesopotamia from the other two countries.
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In 1941, Mexico elevates its diplomatic mission in Montevideo to an embassy with Uruguay doing so two years later in 1943. [1] In April 1967, Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz paid a visit to Uruguay, the first by a Mexican head-of-State. [2] During the 1970s and 1980s, Uruguay went through a Civic-military dictatorship. During that time ...