Background
AMÉZAGA, Juan José was born on January 28, 1881 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
lawyer ex-Presidcnt of Uruguay
AMÉZAGA, Juan José was born on January 28, 1881 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Further studies in Paris.
Professor, of penal and civil law. Minister of industries and labor, 1915. Special ambassador to Argentina, 1916, 1932.
President, Banco de Seguros, 1917-1933. Delegate, League of Nations, 1923. Delegate, Pan. American Conferences, Santiago de Chile, 1923, Havana, 1928, Montevideo, 1933.
President, Caja Nacional de Ahorro Postal. President, importexport commission, 1941. President of the Republic, 1943-1946.
Doctor of Law, University de Montevideo, 1905.
Member: Colegio de Abogados.