Batlle, Jorge

1927 - Jorge Batlle Ibáñez was born 25th of October.

1945 - Member of the Provincial and National Convention of the Colorado Party.

1943-1976 - Served as journalist and Director of Radio Broadcasting Ariel.

1947 - Traveled to London to study.

1956 -  Obtained his Diploma in Law and Social Sciences from the University of the Republic.

1958 - First elected Congressman for the Colorado Party.

1959-1963 -  Elected Deputy for the Colorado Party for the legislative term.

1985 - Chairman of the General Assembly in occasion of the renewal of the democratic life of Uruguay.

1985-1990 - Senator for the Colorado Party.

1986 - Attended in the President ot the Uruguayan Delegation at the U.N..

1987 -  Lecturer for the International Seminar: History of the philosophic, ethic, political ideas and its influence

in the formation of the contemporaneous Uruguay.

1996 - Co-writer of the Constitution Reform Project voted affirmatively on that same year.

1998 - Recognized as Distinguished Citizen by the Sionist World Organization on the occasion of the 50th

Anniversary of the State of Israel.

1999 - Participates on the XII World Meat Congress in Dublin.

2000-2005 - Elected as President of Uruguay.

2005 - Turn over the Presidency to newly elected Tabaré Vázquez.