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On October 25, 2013, through Law No. 19158, the Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology was created, which had more autonomy for the development of its public activity, thereby replacing the National Meteorology Directorate, which was dependent of the Ministry of Defense. [7]
Pocitos is politically included in the CH Municipality of Montevideo, and located along the banks of the Rio de la Plata, it is one of the most famous beaches in the city. [1] The neighborhood is an affluent area of the city, characterized by the presence of high-rise apartment buildings facing the Rambla and the main boulevards, together with ...
Salto is connected to Montevideo by regular bus services and by the railroad track Montevideo – Salto – Artigas. The main railway station is the Salto railway station (Estacion Salto). Nueva Hesperides International Airport had scheduled connections with Montevideo until 2015, enabling easy access to the local thermal baths. There are plans ...
The 1973 Uruguayan coup d'état took place in Uruguay on 27 June 1973 and marked the beginning of the civic-military dictatorship which lasted until 1985. [1]President Juan María Bordaberry closed parliament and ruled with the assistance of a junta of military generals.
A PLUNA advertisement from the 1970s. The airline was established in September 1936, and started operations the following month, on 19 November 1936. [14] It was set up by Jorge and Alberto Márquez Vaesa, two brothers who had obtained the necessary financial and technical support through the ambassador of the United Kingdom to Uruguay at the time, Sir Eugen Millington-Drake.
Session), by decree of the same Secretariat of State of July 6, 1928; Delegate of Uruguay to the VI and VII I-American Conferences, held in 1928 in Havana and in 1933 in Montevideo, respectively." [ 2 ] In addition, he taught Civil Law courses at the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences until February 1933, when he resigned from that position.
National Navy of Uruguay; Armada Nacional del Uruguay: Founded: 15 November 1817: Country: Uruguay: Branch: Navy: Role "The National Navy, as an integral member of the Armed Forces, shares its mission to defend the Constitution and the laws of the state, its territorial integrity and the exercise of its authority and maritime police, in order to contribute to the defense of the honor ...
The civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (1973–85), also known as the Uruguayan Dictatorship, was an authoritarian military dictatorship that ruled Uruguay for 12 years, from June 27, 1973 (after the 1973 coup d'état) until March 1, 1985.