Fructuoso Rivera, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fructuoso Rivera

President of Uruguay

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1784

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Date of Death: 13-Jan-1854

Profession: politician, diplomat, resistance fighter

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Libra

José Fructuoso Rivera y Toscana (17 October 1784 – 13 January 1854) was a Uruguayan general and patriot who fought for the liberation of Banda Oriental from Brazilian rule, twice served as Uruguay's President and was one of the instigators of the long Uruguayan Civil War.
He is also considered to be the founder of the Colorado Party, which ruled Uruguay without interruption from 1865 until 1958.
He made a controversial decision to almost completely eliminate the native Charrúa during the 1831 Massacre of Salsipuedes.