Jorge Batlle Ibáñez

Jorge Luis Batlle Ibáñez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxorxe ˈβaʎe iˈβaɲeθ]; Batlle; 25 October 1927 – 24 October 2016) was an Uruguayan politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Colorado Party. He served as the President of Uruguay from 2000 to 2005. He was thought to be one of the most popular presidents of Uruguay.^[1]

Dr. Jorge Batlle
Jorge Batlle in 2003.
38th President of Uruguay
In office 1 March 2000 – 1 March 2005
Vice President	Luis Antonio Hierro López
Preceded by	Julio María Sanguinetti
Succeeded by	Tabaré Vázquez
Senator of the Republic
In office 15 February 1995 – 15 February 1999
Constituency	Montevideo
In office 15 February 1985 – 15 February 1989
Constituency	Montevideo
Deputy of the Republic
In office 15 February 1958 – 15 February 1967
Constituency	Montevideo
Personal details
Born	(1927-10-25)25 October 1927 Montevideo, Uruguay
Died	24 October 2016(2016-10-24) (aged 88) Montevideo, Uruguay
Political party	Colorado Party
Spouse(s)	Beatriz Lamuraglia Mercedes Menafra
Children	Raúl Lorenzo, Beatriz
Occupation	Lawyer, politician

Ibáñez died on the night of 24 October 2016 at a hospital in Montevideo, Uruguay from a cerebral hemorrhage after falling during an interview. He died one day short from his 89th birthday.