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José Batlle y Ordóñez

1856 - 1929

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José Pablo Torcuato Batlle y Ordóñez ([ˈbaʒe] or [ˈbaʃe]; 23 May 1856 – 20 October 1929), nicknamed Don Pepe, was a prominent Uruguayan politician who served two terms as President of Uruguay for the Colorado Party. The son of a former president, he introduced his political system, Batllism, to South America and modernized Uruguay through his creation of extensive welfare state reforms. In 1898, Batile served as interim president for a few weeks. He was later elected to the presidency for two terms: from 1903 to 1907 and from 1911 to 1915. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Batlle y Ordóñez is the 8,973rd most popular politician (up from 9,074th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Uruguay (up from 52nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Uruguayan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Batlle y Ordóñez ranks 8,973 out of 19,576. Before him are Joseph Darnand, Géraud Duroc, Anna, Ubol Ratana, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, and Ulpia Severina. After him are Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, Étienne de Silhouette, Bogdan I of Moldavia, Franz Six, Titus Annius Milo, and An-Nasir Faraj.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, José Batlle y Ordóñez ranks 57. Before him are Hermann von François, Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Georg von der Marwitz, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, Ignacy Hryniewiecki, and Karl Lamprecht. After him are Louise Catherine Breslau, Dimitar Blagoev, Alexander Izvolsky, Stevan Mokranjac, Karl Krumbacher, and Mahmud Shevket Pasha. Among people deceased in 1929, José Batlle y Ordóñez ranks 56. Before him are Robert Reid, Henri Gervex, Georg von der Marwitz, Asa Griggs Candler, Aletta Jacobs, and Raoul Pictet. After him are Princess Olga Paley, Adolf Meyer, Hans Delbrück, Basil III of Constantinople, Elfrida Andrée, and Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, José Batlle y Ordóñez ranks 46 out of 444. Before him are Peregrino Anselmo (1902), Santos Iriarte (1902), Manuel Oribe (1792), Nando Parrado (1949), Horacio Quiroga (1878), and Santos Urdinarán (1900). After him are Bernardo Arévalo (1958), Venancio Flores (1808), Álvaro Recoba (1976), Jules Supervielle (1884), Delmira Agustini (1886), and Domingo Tejera (1899).

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Among POLITICIANS In Uruguay

Among politicians born in Uruguay, José Batlle y Ordóñez ranks 12. Before him are Juan María Bordaberry (1928), Luis Alberto Lacalle (1941), Fructuoso Rivera (1784), Jorge Batlle (1927), Gregorio Conrado Álvarez (1925), and Manuel Oribe (1792). After him are Bernardo Arévalo (1958), Venancio Flores (1808), Aparicio Méndez (1904), Jorge Pacheco Areco (1920), Juan Antonio Lavalleja (1784), and Gabriel Terra (1873).

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