Gabriel Terra
Gabriel Terra | |
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Terra in 1934 | |
| President of Uruguay | |
| In office May 18, 1934 – June 19, 1938 | |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Baldomir |
| De facto President of Uruguay | |
| In office March 31, 1933 – May 18, 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Himself as constitutional president |
| Succeeded by | Himself as designated president |
| 26th Constitutional President of Uruguay | |
| In office March 1, 1931 – March 31, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Campisteguy |
| Succeeded by | Himself as de facto president |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Luis Gabriel Terra Leivas August 1, 1873 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | September 15, 1942 (aged 69) Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Political party | Colorado Party |
| Spouse | María Marcelina Ilarraz Miranda |
| Children | 8 |
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| Education | Universidad de la República |
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José Luis Gabriel Terra Leivas (August 1, 1873 – September 15, 1942) was a Uruguayan lawyer and statesman who served as the 26th constitutional president of Uruguay from 1931 to 1933 and as dictator until 1938. He led a traditionalist and corporatist regime known as the March dictatorship, because the self-coup that he led took place on March 31, 1934.
While in power, Terra promoted the 1934 Constitution, which after being approved by the citizens through a nationwide referendum, officially abolished the collegiate executive established in 1917 and guaranteed rights such as gender equality and women's suffrage, as well as the legalization of homosexuality.
In 1938, he became president of the state-owned Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay. That same year, he left the position due to a stroke, remaining paralyzed for four years until his death in near-extreme poverty on September 15, 1942.