Tabaré Hackenbruch
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Tabaré Hackenbruch (born 26 November 1928[1] in Canelones-ib. 19 June 2017) was an Uruguayan politician.
Biography
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]
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, with the manifest intention of avoiding a victory of the Broad Front.[1]
In the end he had very low approval ratings[2] and a lot of irregularities were reported.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Interview with Tabaré Hackenbruch". Espectador.com. 13 April 2000. (in Spanish)
- ^ Interconsult (March 2005). "High disapproval rates in Canelones". (in Spanish)
- ^ "Report on Hackenbruch's term in office to be brought to the Judiciary". LR21. 14 November 2008. (in Spanish)