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Uruguay was originally called Montevideo. It was used a strong military hold by the Spanish when it was founded. The Spanish later used Uruguay’s natural harbor to make an important commercial center.
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There were many economic problems and this caused a lot of emigration. Many of the people chose the US and Spain to go to because of better jobs.
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First, Uruguay was was claimed by Argentina. After this happened, Brazil added onto it and expanded it. These events would soon create freedom in years to come.
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After three years of struggling, Uruguay finally secured their freedom. A major factor in Uruguay claiming their independence is when their nation got build so it increased in size. Since they were a bigger country now, they were able to be free and not be ruled by anyone.
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This was a violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement. The slogan that defined this movement was “Words divide us; action unites us.” It eventually stopped in 1992 because the army killed and captured most of them.
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This was caused by the previous movement in the 1960’s. This led the military to expand and the rebels to be crushed.
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The military was expanding dramatically during this time.
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When this happened, 170 years of political control previously held by the Colorado and Blanco parties was ended.
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The administrations of the president made these changes which caused Uruguay to have a statist tradition.
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Their political and labor conditions are the one of the freest in South Africa.
