Syrian Uruguayans
Ethnic group
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Syrian Uruguayans (Arabic: السوريون في اوروجواي) are Uruguayan citizens of Syrian descent or Syrian-born naturalized Uruguayans.
Sirio-uruguayo السوريون في اوروجواي | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Montevideo [citation needed] | |
| Languages | |
| Rioplatense Spanish (Uruguayan Spanish), Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Islam, and Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Uruguayan people, Syrian people |
Historical background
New wave of immigration in the 21st century
As of October 2014, Uruguay received a new immigration flow of Syrian people, this time as a consequence of the Syrian Civil War.[3] 42 Syrian people from five families were received by President José Mujica on 9 October.[4] Because of allegedly insufficient support by the government, some Syrians prostested in 2015 and requested visa to leave the country.[5] One family reportedly tried to leave Uruguay via Serbia in August 2015 but was sent back because of missing visa.[6]
Notable Syrian Uruguayans
- Amir Hamed (1962–2017), translator
- Jorge Antonio Chibene (1917–2007), businessman and political figure
- Amin Niffouri (born 1971), politician
- Raquel Daruech (born 1953), journalist
