History of Uruguay
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The history of Uruguay traces the region’s development from indigenous cultures and Spanish colonial rule through independence struggles and civil conflicts to the establishment of a modern democratic nation-state.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historicalTopic
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historyOfACountry ⓘ |
| artigasMovement | Liga Federal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| batlleReformPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| cisplatineWarPeriod | 1825–1828 ⓘ |
| civilWarParticipants |
Blancos
NERFINISHED
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Colorados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPowersInvolved |
Portuguese Empire
NERFINISHED
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Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversPeriod |
19th century civil wars
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20th century political developments ⓘ Spanish colonial period ⓘ civic-military dictatorship (1973–1985) NERFINISHED ⓘ early 19th century independence period ⓘ post-1985 democratic restoration ⓘ pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| declaredIndependenceFrom |
Brazil
NERFINISHED
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United Provinces of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dictatorshipCharacteristics |
political repression
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suspension of civil liberties ⓘ |
| dictatorshipPeriod | 1973–1985 ⓘ |
| earlyPoliticalParties |
Blanco Party
NERFINISHED
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Colorado Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiencedMilitaryDictatorship | History of Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanExplorationYear | 1516 ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanExplorer | Juan Díaz de Solís NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignInterventionIn19thCentury |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
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Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formalIndependenceYear | 1828 ⓘ |
| guerraGrandePeriod | 1839–1851 ⓘ |
| independenceLeader | José Gervasio Artigas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceProcessKeyEvent | Cisplatine War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| independenceRecognitionYear | 1828 ⓘ |
| independenceRecognizedBy | Treaty of Montevideo (1828) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedSeparationOfChurchAndState | History of Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedWelfareStateElements | History of Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyColonialCity | Montevideo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyReformistLeader | José Batlle y Ordóñez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIndigenousGroups |
Chaná people
NERFINISHED
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Charrúa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Guaraní people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| major19thCenturyConflict | Guerra Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| montevideoFoundationYear | 1726 ⓘ |
| montevideoFounder | Bruno Mauricio de Zabala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfColonialEntity | Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postDictatorshipFeature |
consolidation of democratic institutions
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human rights investigations ⓘ |
| strategicRegionName | Banda Oriental NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transitionToDemocracyYear | 1985 ⓘ |
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