NEW YORK — Jorge Batlle, the brash scion of a political dynasty who had been groomed to be president of Uruguay since he was a teenager, got elected to the post on his fifth try and then audaciously ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Former President Jorge Batlle, an extroverted and irreverent politician who was a force in Uruguayan politics for half a century and led it during one of its worst economic ...

Jorge Batlle came from a political family: his father was president twice The former president of Uruguay, Jorge Batlle, has died from a head injury he sustained earlier this month. Mr Batlle, who led ...

His father, Luis Batlle Berres, also had an outstanding career including president Jose Batlle y Ordoñez, great uncle of Jorge, considered the founder of modern Uruguay at the turn of last century ...

Former President of Uruguay Jorge Batlle (L) and his vice-president, Luis Hierro, wave the country's flag while greeting fans from the balcony of the Independence Palace soon after being sworn in in ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct. 25 (UPI) --Jorge Batlle, the former president of Uruguay, died from a head injury a day before his 89th birthday. Batlle served as Uruguay's president from 2000 until 2005.

Former President Jorge Batlle, an extroverted and irreverent politician who was a force in Uruguayan politics for half a century and led it during one of its worst economic recessions, died on Monday.

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The former president of Uruguay, Jorge Batlle, has died from a head injury he sustained earlier this month. Mr Batlle, who led Uruguay from 2000 to 2005, was 88. His term coincided with a deep ...