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Latin American leaders divided on OAS at regional meeting
Read full article: Latin American leaders divided on OAS at regional meetingMexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador wants to leave questions of human rights and democracy to the United Nations, as part of his continuing criticisms of the Organization of American States.
Uruguay's 1st socialist president, Tabarรฉ Vรกzquez, dies
Read full article: Uruguay's 1st socialist president, Tabarรฉ Vรกzquez, diesFILE - In this March 1, 2005 Uruguay's President Tabare Vazquez opens his arms to supporters from the balcony of the Government Palace in Montevideo, Uruguay. The former president died in Montevideo early Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Marcelo Hernandez, File)SANTIAGO โ Uruguay's first socialist president, Tabarรฉ Vรกzquez, who rose from poverty to win two terms as leader, died Sunday of cancer, a disease the physician dedicated much of his life to fighting. But in the second Vรกzquez administration, the economy softened, crime rose and Vice President Raรบl Sendic was forced to resign over corruption allegations. During that first term, as president he championed some of the worldโs strictest tobacco regulations.