Faustino Harrison Explained

Faustino Harrison Usoz (21 May 1900, Chamangá, Flores Department – 20 August 1963, Montevideo)was a Uruguayan politician.

Career

President of the National Council of Government

Harrison was elected to the ruling nine-member National Council of Government in 1959.[1] A member of the ruralista faction of the National Party loyal to Benito Nardone, he proposed a more ambitious Ministry of Economy that would take greater responsibility for economic planning – an idea that would not come to fruition.[2] [3] From 1 March 1962 he served a one year term as President of the National Council, as the National Council officials rotated the chairmanship among themselves during their periods in office.[4]

Death

Harrison died of a heart attack on 20 August 1963 in Montevideo, a few months after completing his presidential term.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Harris M. Lentz III . Heads of States and Governments: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Over 2,300 Leaders, 1945 through 1992 . 1994 . McFarland . . 0899509266 . 812.
  2. Uruguay . Hispanic American Report . May 1959 . XII . 3 . 170 . Hispanic American Society.
  3. Book: Philip Bates Taylor . Government and Politics of Uruguay . 1962 . . 72.
  4. Book: Robert S. Kane . South America A to Z . 1962 . Doubleday . . 180.