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Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Jan. 17, 1940 (Britannica). He graduated medical school from the University of the Republic, located in Montevideo, in 1972 with a specialty in oncology and radiology. He then built a reputation as one of the countries most premier doctors (Britannica). He gave back to his childhood neighborhood of Las Teja by founding its first medical clinic. From 1978 to 1989 he was the president of the Club Progreso, an association soccer team (Britannica). He was a Lifelong militant in the socialist party, and joined the parties’ central committee in 1987 (Britannica). In 1989 he was elected the mayor of Montevideo as the broad front candidate. This political post is considered the second most important in the country (Britannica). In 1994 and 1999 he was the Left parties’ presidential candidate; he was finally successfully elected in 2004, making him the first leftist president. His First act as president was a $200 million National Emergency Plan to assist the approximate 20% of Uruguayans in poverty (Britannica).
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