Tabaré Hackenbruch

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Tabaré Hackenbruch
Born26 November 1928
Died19 June 2017
OccupationPolitician

Tabaré Hackenbruch (26 November 1928[1] – 19 June 2017) was an Uruguayan politician. He was born in Canelones, Uruguay. He was a member of the Colorado Party, he started his long political career supporting the successful candidacy of Tomás Berreta for President.[1] He also worked in the newspaper Acción alongside Julio María Sanguinetti.[1]

Career[change | change source]

Hackenbruch was elected Mayor of Canelones Department for three terms: 1985-1990, 1995-2000 and 2000-2005; in the 2000 election, he had the support of several politicians from the National Party.[1]

In the end he had very low approval ratings[2] and a lot of irregularities were reported.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Interview with Tabaré Hackenbruch". Espectador.com. 13 April 2000. (in Spanish)
  2. Interconsult (March 2005). "High disapproval rates in Canelones". Archived from the original on 2005-11-19. Retrieved 2017-06-24. (in Spanish)
  3. "Report on Hackenbruch's term in office to be brought to the Judiciary". LR21. 14 November 2008. (in Spanish)