Alfredo Baldomir

Alfredo Baldomir (1884–1948) was a Uruguayan military officer and politician who served as president from 1938 to 1943 and led a 1942 coup that dissolved Congress.

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Uruguay: Uruguay is a South American country between Argentina and Brazil, with a long tradition of elected civilian government. Baldomir’s military and political career unfolded within Uruguay’s institutions and party system.
1942 Uruguayan coup d'état: The 1942 Uruguayan coup was President Alfredo Baldomir’s dissolution of Congress and the Council of State. This was Baldomir’s decisive break with the existing constitutional order.
Uruguayan Constitution of 1942: The 1942 Uruguayan constitution replaced the 1934 charter and reworked the country’s political institutions after the coup. Its adoption was the principal institutional consequence of Baldomir’s coup.
Luis Alberto de Herrera: Luis Alberto de Herrera was a Uruguayan National Party leader and influential opponent of the Colorado political establishment. Herrera’s opposition represented a major party challenge to Baldomir’s governing coalition.
Colorado Party: The Colorado Party is a Uruguayan political party founded in the nineteenth century and historically associated with liberal and secular politics. Baldomir belonged to the party that dominated national government during much of his political career.
Constitution of Uruguay of 1934: The Constitution of Uruguay of 1934 established a new political framework after Gabriel Terra’s 1933 coup. Its institutions were the constitutional framework Baldomir displaced in 1942.
Juan José de Amézaga: Juan José de Amézaga was a Uruguayan lawyer and politician who succeeded Baldomir as president in 1943. His election marked the transition from Baldomir’s government to civilian administration under the new constitutional order.
National Party (Uruguay): The National Party is one of Uruguay’s two historic parties and the principal rival of the Colorado Party. Its political rivalry with Baldomir’s Colorado Party framed much of the opposition to his government.
José Batlle y Ordóñez: José Batlle y Ordóñez was a Uruguayan president and reformer whose governments expanded the state and shaped the Colorado Party. Batlle was Baldomir’s brother-in-law and a defining influence on the political tradition he inherited.
Constitution of Uruguay of 1942: The Constitution of Uruguay of 1942 was adopted after Baldomir dissolved Congress and replaced the authoritarian 1934 framework. It formalized the post-coup political settlement and restored a more representative system.