Venancio Flores

Venancio Flores

Venancio Flores Barrios (18 May 1808 – 19 February 1868) was a Uruguayan political leader and general. Flores was President of Uruguay from 1854 to 1855 (interim) and from 1865 to 1868.

Read more about Venancio Flores:  Background and Early Career, First Presidency of Uruguay (interim), Civil War Role, Second Presidency of Uruguay, Assassination, Legacy

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