Pedro Varela

Pedro Varela


10th President of Uruguay
In office 22 January 1875 – 10 March 1876
Preceded by	José Eugenio Ellauri
Succeeded by	Lorenzo Latorre

Personal details
Born	22 February 1837 Florida, Uruguay
Died	1906 Montevideo, Uruguay
Political party	Colorado Party

Pedro José Varela Olivera (22 February 1837 – 1906)^[1] was a politician and member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. He served as the President of Uruguay from January 1875 to March 1876, when he resigned from office in favor of the defense minister Lorenzo Latorre.

He served as the President of the Senate of Uruguay in 1868 and 1873.^[2]

References

^ Profile, Rulers.org; accessed 3 December 2016.
^ PRESIDENCIA DE LA ASAMBLEA GENERAL Y DEL SENADO PRESIDENCIA DE LA CAMARA DE REPRESENTANTES (October 29, 2013). "Parlamentarios Uruguayos 1830-2005" (PDF). www.parlamento.gub.uy. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013.

Political offices
Preceded by Venancio Flores	President of Uruguay Acting 1868	Succeeded by Lorenzo Batlle y Grau
Preceded by José Eugenio Ellauri	President of Uruguay Acting 1875	Succeeded by Pedro Carve
Preceded by Pedro Carve	President of Uruguay 1875-1876	Succeeded by Lorenzo Latorre

Heads of state and government of Uruguay

Heads of state

Governors (1828-1830)	Joaquín Suárez José Rondeau Juan Antonio Lavalleja
Presidents (1830–1955)	Fructuoso Rivera Carlos Anaya Manuel Oribe Fructuoso Rivera Joaquín Suárez Juan Francisco Giró Venancio Flores Gabriel Antonio Pereira Bernardo Berro Lorenzo Batlle y Grau José Eugenio Ellauri Pedro Varela Lorenzo Latorre Francisco Antonino Vidal Alberto Flangini Máximo Santos Francisco Antonino Vidal Máximo Santos Máximo Tajes Julio Herrera y Obes Duncan Stewart Juan Idiarte Borda Juan Lindolfo Cuestas José Batlle y Ordóñez Feliciano Viera Baltasar Brum José Serrato Juan Campisteguy Gabriel Terra Alfredo Baldomir Juan José de Amézaga Tomás Berreta Luis Batlle Berres Andrés Martínez Trueba
Presidency abolished between 1955 and 1967; the National Council of Government became the collective head of state
Presidents (1967–present)	Óscar Diego Gestido Jorge Pacheco Areco Juan María Bordaberry Alberto Demicheli Aparicio Méndez Gregorio Conrado Álvarez Rafael Addiego Bruno Julio María Sanguinetti Luis Alberto Lacalle Julio María Sanguinetti Jorge Batlle Ibáñez Tabaré Vázquez José Mujica Tabaré Vázquez Luis Lacalle Pou

Heads of government

The president was both head of state and head of government between 1830 and 1917
Prime ministers of the National Council of Administration (1917–1933)	Feliciano Viera José Batlle y Ordóñez Julio María Sosa Luis Alberto de Herrera José Batlle y Ordóñez Luis C. Caviglia Baltasar Brum Juan Pedro Fabini Antonio Rubio
The president was both head of state and head of government between 1933 and 1955
Chairmen of the National Council of Government (1955–1967)	Luis Batlle Berres Alberto Fermín Zubiría Arturo Lezama Carlos Fischer Martín Echegoyen Benito Nardone Eduardo Víctor Haedo Faustino Harrison Daniel Fernández Crespo Luis Giannattasio Washington Beltrán Alberto Héber Usher
The president is both head of state and head of government from 1967 onward