Venancio Flores | |
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President of Uruguay | |
In office 20 February 1865 – 15 February 1868 | |
Preceded by | Tomás Villalba |
Succeeded by | Pedro Varela |
In office 12 March 1854 – 10 September 1855 | |
Preceded by | 1853 Government Triumvirate |
Succeeded by | Manuel Basilio Bustamante |
Personal details | |
Born | Trinidad, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata | 18 May 1808
Died | 19 February 1868 Montevideo, Uruguay | (aged 59)
Political party | Colorado Party |
Profession | Military officer; politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Uruguay |
Branch/service | Uruguayan Army |
Battles/wars | Uruguayan War Paraguayan War |
Venancio Flores Barrios (18 May 1808 – 19 February 1868) was a Uruguayan political leader and general who served as President of Uruguay from 1854 to 1855 (interim) and from 1865 to 1868.