Tag: Luis Rosadilla

• Tuesday, April 12th 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  763 Uruguayans volunteered to fight for Argentina during Falklands conflict, reveals Senate bill

  

  Senators from the Uruguayan opposition coalition Frente Amplio are sponsoring a declaration in support of Argentina and its Falkland Islands' claim, recalling at the same time that 763 Uruguayans, from a very miscellaneous background, had volunteered to join the Argentine Army during the South Atlantic conflict to combat Britain.

• Thursday, March 21st 2019 - 10:35 UTC

  Nicaragua agreement: government to release opposition prisoners and sanctions on the country to be lifted

  

  Nicaragua's government agreed on Wednesday to release opposition prisoners within 90 days in order to restart stalled peace talks aimed at ending an 11-month political crisis, a dialogue mediator said.

• Tuesday, October 20th 2015 - 02:24 UTC

  Malvinas Forum, Uruguay chapter with new coordinator and agenda

  

  The Malvinas Forum, chapter Uruguay, which supports Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands, held a meeting to commemorate the UN General Assembly resolution of 1965, name new authorities and prepare the agenda of activities for next year.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2015 - 05:41 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas special session at Aladi's offices in Montevideo

  

  The Latin American Integration Association, Aladi, with main offices in Montevideo, will be holding on Thursday an extraordinary meeting on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands question in the framework of the recent Day of Affirmation of Argentine rights over the South Atlantic Islands (June 10), and the fiftieth anniversary of UN Assembly Resolution 2065, which called on Argentina and UK to dialogue and find a solution to the dispute.

• Saturday, December 21st 2013 - 05:56 UTC

  Struggle to end with 'shreds of colonialism' (Malvinas) must continue, said Mujica

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica thanked Senator Luis Rosadilla for the gesture of having volunteered to join Argentine forces back in 1982 when the Malvinas conflict broke out and said the struggle for Latin American territory continues and an end to shreds of colonialism is 'a commitment with a motherland still to be constructed and waiting'.

• Saturday, December 21st 2013 - 05:10 UTC

  Uruguay Senator receives “Malvinas war honor” from Argentina for volunteering in 1982

  

  Uruguayan Senator Luis Rosadilla said that he received Argentina's honors for having volunteered when the Malvinas war broke out in 1982, in the name of “all those Uruguayan citizens that have done so much for the anti-imperialism cause”.

• Monday, December 16th 2013 - 16:37 UTC

  Uruguayan former Defense minister honored by Argentina for his Malvinas claims support

  

  Uruguayan Senator from the ruling coalition Luis Rosadilla will be honored by the Argentine embassy in Montevideo for having volunteered in 1982 to join the Argentine war effort during the invasion of the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, July 26th 2013 - 01:57 UTC

  Malvinas: Uruguay politicians honoured for having volunteered to fight next to Argentina in 1982

  

  Two Uruguayan politicians, one from the ruling coalition and the other from the main opposition National party will be honoured with a medal by Argentina for their unlimited support to the Malvinas cause, announced the Argentine ambassador in Montevideo, Dante Dovena.

• Monday, May 23rd 2011 - 00:58 UTC

  Uruguay ratifies “continental solidarity” in the Falklands/Malvinas dispute

  

  Uruguay ratified to visiting UK Foreign Minister for Latin America Jeremy Browne, Montevideo’s “continental solidarity” policy with Argentina regarding the Falklands/Malvinas dispute but also described relations with the UK as “extremely cordial”.

• Wednesday, April 27th 2011 - 02:10 UTC

  Guerrilla/military events from forty years back poison Uruguayan politics

  

  The release of an alleged unfinished pact negotiated over a decade ago between former urban guerrillas and the military triggered serious controversy in Uruguay in the midst of a political debate to overrule a bill which exempts former officers from going to court for alleged human rights abuses during the military dictatorship (1093/1085).