Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro

Uruguayan politician

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1942

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Date of Death: 05-Aug-2016

Profession: writer, politician, journalist

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro (March 14, 1942 – August 5, 2016) was an Uruguayan politician, journalist, and writer.
He was popularly known as "El Ñato".
A former member of the National Liberation Movement (Tupamaros) (MLN-T), he was in prison during the military dictatorship for twelve years (1973-1985). He was the Minister of Defense from 2011 until his death.
On August 5, 2016, he died in office at the age of 74.His 12-year tenure in prison during Uruguay's military dictatorship with Mauricio Rosencof and José Mujica was the basis for the film A Twelve-Year Night.