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Wilson Ferreira Aldunate (1919–1988) was a Uruguayan politician and a historically important member of the National Party. == Biography == He was Minister of Agriculture during the second National Council of Government with Blanco majority (1963-1967). As a Senator he led the ''Por la Patria'' faction and made weekly radio addresses.〔(Negotiating Democracy: Politicians And Generals in Uruguay by Charles Guy Gillespie, pgs 25, 146, 150, 219, 251, and 258 )〕 He was among the more liberal members of his party and a fierce opposer of President Jorge Pacheco Areco. After the 1973 Uruguayan coup d'etat he had conflicts with the Civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay and was a leading non-Leftist to flee to Buenos Aires. He opposed the dictatorship from his exile in many countries; in 1976 he addressed the US Senate, denouncing human right abuses in his country and asking for a stop of US military aid to Uruguay.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wilson Ferreira addresses the Capitol )〕 On June 16, 1984 he returned to Uruguay only to be arrested, which led to protests in Latin America and Spain.〔(Repression, Exile, and Democracy: Uruguayan Culture by Saúl Sosnowski, pgs 21-22, 30, 35, 40-44, 87-88, 93-94 )〕 As well as protests at home where his party wanted his release.〔(Observer-Reporter - November 27, 1984 )〕 He was released five days after the presidential election; the first thing he did when addressing the crowds was to offer "governability" to the new democratic government. The most critical moment was on the occasion of the parliamentary discussion and passing of the controversial Expiry Law, which Ferreira supported. He died of cancer in 1988. On his death President Julio María Sanguinetti said "He lived as a gladiator and died a messenger of peace."〔("Wilson Ferreira, 69, The Longtime Chief of Uruguay Liberals", AP March 16, 1988 )〕 He is buried at Cementerio del Buceo, Montevideo.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tribute to Wilson Ferreira )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wilson Ferreira Aldunate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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