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Congo Civil War
UN troops from Uruguay were began to set up camp on Lake Tanganyika. They were preparing to end for their mission to end the Congo civil war. -
Financial Issues
Uruguay prepared to keep the banks closed for a second day. They were attempting to end the flow of the capital in the middle of a financial issue. -
Tabare Vazquez
Tabare took office as Uruguay's first socialist president. He was also joining the ranks of left-leading leaders in Latin America governing a majority of the region's people with a careful approach to U.S.-backed-free-market policies. -
Arrest
Police in Uruguay arrested 27 people suspected of hauling drugs to Europe. Also, they seized a record of 770 pounds of cocaine. -
Framework Agreement
Uruguay's president, Tabare Vazquez, signed a trade and investment "framework agreement" with the US. The agreement covers area of commitment to trade facilitation and public participation in trade and environment. -
Searching for a better team
Tabare overthrew his ministers of defense, foreign affairs, and industry. He told everyone that he was searching for a better team for his final two years in office. -
Disappearance
Officials in Uruguay said a Cuban long-distance runner and track coach have disappeared and supposedly intend to defect. Aguelmis Rojas and Rafael Diaz had arrived in January on a sports exchange program in Maldonado. -
Juan Maria Bordaberry imprisonment
n Uruguay former dictator Juan Maria Bordaberry, in office from 1971 to 1976, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for violating the constitution when he led a 1973 coup that began 12 years of dictatorship. -
Human Rights
The Inter-American Human Rights Court ruled that Uruguay must remove obstacles to prosecuting human rights abuses during its “dirty war" in the 1970s. -
Legalizing Abortions
Just before midnight Uruguay legislators voted to legalize abortion. On Oct 17 Uruguay’s Senate approved a bill allowing abortions during the first trimester for any reason.
