Francisco Antonino Vidal

Francisco Antonino Vidal Silva ( * 1827 in San Carlos, † 1889 Montevideo ) was a Uruguayan politician and physician.

Vidal, who had studied medicine in Paris, practiced in 1865, first a minister and was equipped during the Triple Alliance War against Paraguay Venancio Flores with dictatorial powers. He was also a Member of Parliament and Senator. In 1870, he took over instead of Lorenzo Batlle, and later twice by Lorenzo Latorre temporary leadership of the state. The first assumption of official duties Latorres found this place from February 14, 1879 and March 1, 1879. Following the resignation Latorres in 1880, the Partido Colorado nationals Vidal was then elected by the General Assembly, the Asamblea General on 16 March 1880, until March 1, 1883, for the President of Uruguay, after he immediately above on 15 March had by then assumed the position Latorres for the second time on a transitional basis. However, Vidal joined then already for February 28, 1882 one year before his tenure back to end the constitutional period. The General Assembly then Máximo Santos elected for a term of four years as his successor. On March 1, 1886 was now again Vidal's election to the Constitutional President of Uruguay. But even this four-year tenure, he ended prematurely turn when he resigned after his election office on May 24, 1886 just a few weeks. His political career, he finished as a deputy for Paysandú.