Alejandro Atchugarry
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Alejandro Víctor Washington Atchugarry Bonomi (31 July 1952 in Montevideo – 19 February 2017 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician.
PresidentJorge Batlle
Preceded byAlberto Bensión
Succeeded byIsaac Alfie
BornAlejandro Víctor Washington Atchugarry Bonomi
31 July 1952
31 July 1952
Alejandro Atchugarry | |
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| Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay | |
| In office 24 July 2002 – 19 August 2003[1] | |
| President | Jorge Batlle |
| Preceded by | Alberto Bensión |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Alfie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alejandro Víctor Washington Atchugarry Bonomi 31 July 1952 |
| Died | 19 February 2017 (aged 64) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Party | Colorado |
| Alma mater | University of the Republic |
| Profession | lawyer |
He was Minister of Economics and Finance during the most difficult period in Jorge Batlle's presidency, the 2002 Uruguay banking crisis,[2] with a widely acknowledged role in the solution of Uruguay's worst economic moment in a century.[3]
Atchugarry died of an aneurysm in Montevideo on 19 February 2017, aged 64.[4]
Bibliography
- Paolillo, Claudio (2004). Con los días contados. Editorial Fin de Siglo. p. 430. ISBN 9789974493209.
Documentary
- Jorge Batlle: entre el cielo y el infierno. A 2024 documentary directed by Federico Lemos.[5]
