Alfeo Brum

Alfeo Brum ( born March 22, 1889 in Salto, † February 25, 1972 in Montevideo ) was a Uruguayan lawyer, politician and Vice- President of his country from 1947 to 1951, and from 1951 until 1955.

Alfeo Brum was born on March 22, 1889 in Salto and was the younger brother of President Baltasar Brum. He studied law and became a lawyer. He was from his youth a member of the Colorado Party and was elected in 1923 as a deputy in the Parliament of Artigas and served in that position until 1932.

On 1 March 1933 he was elected Senator. On March 31 of the same year Gabriel Terra dissolved the parliament and became the dictator. In protest against this coup committed ALFEOS ' older brother Baltasar on the open road suicide. Alfeo had the suicide of his brother's witness and was from that time to the opponents of the regime. Later he was arrested and detained on the Isla de las Rata and later went into exile.

In November 1946 he was re-elected Senator. After the death of President Tomás Berreta the former Vice President Luis Batlle Berres moved into the presidency and Alfeo Brum was appointed Vice President. In the presidential elections of November 1950 Andrés Martínez Trueba won and was re- Brum vice president. Alfeo Brum was still the only person who was twice vice-president of Uruguay.

  • Politicians (Uruguay )
  • Vice-President ( Uruguay)
  • Senator (Uruguay )
  • Member of the Colorado Party (Uruguay )
  • History of Uruguay
  • Person (Montevideo)
  • Uruguayan
  • Born in 1889
  • Died in 1972
  • Man
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