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Tabaré Vázquez
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39th and 41st President of Uruguay
	In office; 1 March 2015 – 1 March 2020
Vice President	Raúl Sendic (2015–2017); Lucía Topolansky (since 2017)
Preceded by	José Mujica
Succeeded by	Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou
	In office; 1 March 2005 – 1 March 2010
Vice President	Rodolfo Nin
Preceded by	Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
Succeeded by	José Mujica
President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations
	In office; 1 March 2015 – 23 March 2016
Preceded by	José Mujica
Succeeded by	Nicolás Maduro
Intendant of Montevideo
	In office; 5 May 1990 – 5 May 1994
Preceded by	Eduardo Fabini Jiménez
Succeeded by	Tabaré González
Personal details
Born	Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas ; 17 January 1940; Montevideo, Uruguay
Died	6 December 2020 (aged 80); Montevideo, Uruguay
Political party	Socialist Party
Other political; affiliations	Broad Front
Spouse(s)	María Auxiliadora Delgado; (m. 1968; her death 2019)
Children	Ignacio; Álvaro; Javier; Fabián
Alma mater	University of the Republic
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Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas ( 17 January 1940 – 6 December 2020) was an Uruguayan politician. He served as President of Uruguay from 2015 to 2020.

In August 2019, Vázquez was diagnosed with lung cancer. He died on 6 December 2020 from the disease in Montevideo at the age of 80.

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Vázquez and his wife, First Lady María Auxiliadora Delgado.
President Tabaré Vázquez with Vice President Rodolfo Nin Novoa
Tabaré Vázquez receives U.S. President George W. Bush with asado a la parrilla
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Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez with Argentine President Néstor Kirchner
Vázquez with Hugo Chávez