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|goals = Keep Uruguay under his control (successful until he was deposed)<br>Eliminate leftist influence in Uruguay (partially successful) | |goals = Keep Uruguay under his control (successful until he was deposed)<br>Eliminate leftist influence in Uruguay (partially successful) | ||
|crimes = Repression<br>Abuse of power<br>Mass murder<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]] | |crimes = Repression<br>Abuse of power<br>Mass murder<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]] | ||
|hobby = Tending to his cattle}}'''Juan María Bordaberry Arocena''' (Spanish: [boɾðaβeˈri aɾoˈkena]; 17 June 1928 – 17 July 2011) was a Uruguayan civilian dictator, politician and cattle rancher, who first served as | |hobby = Tending to his cattle}}'''Juan María Bordaberry Arocena''' (Spanish: [boɾðaβeˈri aɾoˈkena]; 17 June 1928 – 17 July 2011) was a Uruguayan civilian dictator, politician and cattle rancher, who first served as the constitutional President of Uruguay from 1972 until 1973, and then ruled as the head of a civilian-military dictatorship up to 1976. | ||
He came to office following the Presidential elections of late 1971. In 1973, Bordaberry dissolved the General Assembly and was widely regarded as ruling by decree as a military-sponsored dictator until disagreements with the military led to his being overthrown before his original term of office had expired. On November 17, 2006 he was arrested in a case involving four deaths, including two of members of the General Assembly during the period of civilian-military rule in the 1970s. | He came to office following the Presidential elections of late 1971. In 1973, Bordaberry dissolved the General Assembly and was widely regarded as ruling by decree as a military-sponsored dictator until disagreements with the military led to his being overthrown before his original term of office had expired. On November 17, 2006 he was arrested in a case involving four deaths, including two of members of the General Assembly during the period of civilian-military rule in the 1970s. |