Pedro Varela

Pedro Varela
10th President of Uruguay
In office
22 January 1875 – 10 March 1876
Preceded byJosé Eugenio Ellauri
Succeeded byLorenzo Latorre
Personal details
Born22 February 1837
Florida, Uruguay
Died1906
Montevideo, Uruguay
Political partyColorado Party

Pedro José Varela Olivera (22 February 1837 – 1906)[1] was a politician and member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. He served as the President of Uruguay from January 1875 to March 1876, when he resigned from office in favor of the defense minister Lorenzo Latorre.

He served as the President of the Senate of Uruguay in 1868 and 1873.[2]

  1. ^ Profile, Rulers.org; accessed 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ PRESIDENCIA DE LA ASAMBLEA GENERAL Y DEL SENADO PRESIDENCIA DE LA CAMARA DE REPRESENTANTES (October 29, 2013). "Parlamentarios Uruguayos 1830-2005" (PDF). www.parlamento.gub.uy. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013.