Gabriel Antonio Pereira Explained

Gabriel Antonio Pereira
Office:President of Uruguay
Term Start1:24 October 1838
Term End1:1 March 1839
Predecessor1:Manuel Oribe
Successor1:Fructuoso Rivera
Term Start2:1 March 1856
Term End2:1 March 1860
Predecessor2:Manuel Basilio Bustamante
Successor2:Bernardo Berro
Birth Date:17 March 1794
Birth Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Death Date:14 April 1861
Death Place:Montevideo, Uruguay
Party:Colorado Party

Gabriel Antonio José Pereira Villagrán (Montevideo, 17 March 1794  - 14 April 1861) was a Uruguayan politician who served as president first from 1838 to 1839, and again from 1856 to 1860.

He was Minister of Finance from 1830 to 1831. He served as the President of the Senate of Uruguay 1833–1834, 1836 and 1839.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parlamentarios Uruguayos 1830-2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204334/http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/htmlstat/PL/OtrosDocumentos/ParlamentariosUruguayos.pdf. dead. October 29, 2013. October 29, 2013. PRESIDENCIA DE LA ASAMBLEA GENERAL Y DEL SENADO PRESIDENCIA DE LA CAMARA DE REPRESENTANTES. www.parlamento.gub.uy.