Washington García Rijo (1921 - 22 September 2010) was a Uruguayan

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

 political figure.

Background

His political base has been in Rocha Department

Rocha Department

Rocha is a department in the east of Uruguay. It has natural beauties like Cabo Polonio, Valizas, Santa Teresa. Rocha is well known for its beach towns which swell during the summer holidays...

. He formerly served as a senior police officer. He is a member of the Colorado Party (Uruguay)

Colorado Party (Uruguay)

The Colorado Party is a political party in Uruguay.- Aims :It unites Conservative, Moderate and Social democratic groups. It was the dominant party of government almost without exception during the stabilisation of the Uruguayan republic....

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Political career

He served for many years as an elected Deputy of the Republic from 1967-1972 and from 1985 - 1990, representing Rocha Department

Rocha Department

Rocha is a department in the east of Uruguay. It has natural beauties like Cabo Polonio, Valizas, Santa Teresa. Rocha is well known for its beach towns which swell during the summer holidays...

. He was at the time associated with the 'Lista 15' grouping within the Colorado Party.

Later political endorsement of Pedro Bordaberry Herrán

He has recently endorsed Pedro Bordaberry

Pedro Bordaberry

Juan Pedro Bordaberry Herrán is a Uruguayan political figure. He is the current President of the Colorado Party-Early life:Bordaberry was educated at The British Schools of Montevideo, gaining fluency in English...

 Herrán's 'Vamos Uruguay' grouping within the Colorado Party (Uruguay)

Colorado Party (Uruguay)

The Colorado Party is a political party in Uruguay.- Aims :It unites Conservative, Moderate and Social democratic groups. It was the dominant party of government almost without exception during the stabilisation of the Uruguayan republic....

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See also

• Politics of Uruguay
  Politics of Uruguay
  The Politics of Uruguay abide by a presidential representative democratic republic, under which the President of Uruguay is both the head of state and the head of government, as well as a multiform party system. The president exercises executive power and Legislative power is vested in the two...
  
  

• Colorado Party (Uruguay)#Post 2004: defeat at polls and rise of Pedro Bordaberry