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Former Uruguayan President Jorge Batlle Dies at 88
Source: Associated Press
Former Uruguayan President Jorge Batlle Dies at 88
By LEONARDO HABERKORN, ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Oct 24, 2016, 9:52 PM ET
Former President Jorge Batlle, an extroverted and irreverent politician who dominated Uruguayan politics for decades and led it during one of its worst economic recessions, died on Monday. He was 88.
Batlle underwent surgery to stop a cerebral hemorrhage after he fainted and struck his head earlier this month during an event for his Colorado Party. But the former president never fully recovered and the Sanatorio Americano hospital where he was interned announced his death late Monday.
Batlle, who was known as outgoing, even politically incorrect at times, remained active in politics until the end.
He practiced law, worked as journalist and was a senator and a member of the lower house of Congress before serving as president from 2000-2005.
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By LEONARDO HABERKORN, ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Oct 24, 2016, 9:52 PM ET
Former President Jorge Batlle, an extroverted and irreverent politician who dominated Uruguayan politics for decades and led it during one of its worst economic recessions, died on Monday. He was 88.
Batlle underwent surgery to stop a cerebral hemorrhage after he fainted and struck his head earlier this month during an event for his Colorado Party. But the former president never fully recovered and the Sanatorio Americano hospital where he was interned announced his death late Monday.
Batlle, who was known as outgoing, even politically incorrect at times, remained active in politics until the end.
He practiced law, worked as journalist and was a senator and a member of the lower house of Congress before serving as president from 2000-2005.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/uruguayan-president-jorge-batlle-dies-88-43031840
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Mel Martínez , Cuban "exile" friend of the Bushes, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, with Batlle.