Mario Héber Usher
Mario Héber Usher (1921 – 19 May 1980) was a Uruguayan political figure.
Background
[edit]Mario Héber was a prominent member of the Uruguayan National (Blanco) Party. His parents were Blanca Usher Conde and Alberto Héber Uriarte (grand-nephew of Juan D. Jackson). He was from a well-known political family; his brother Alberto Héber was President of Uruguay from 1966 to 1967; his son Luis Alberto Héber is a National Party Senator and former Deputy.
Elected offices
[edit]In 1958 he was elected a Deputy. Usher was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay from March 1, 1966 to March 1, 1967.[1] In 1971 he was elected a Senator.[2]
Family incident
[edit]In 1978 his wife, Cecilia Fontana, was assassinated by poison intended for himself, sent by an unknown person or group. Other politically prominent families were also - unsuccessfully - targeted. This tragic incident has been widely blamed on political violence associated with the period of civilian-military rule in Uruguay, which began in 1973, after which Mario Héber and many other politicians were proscribed from political activities, but which he continued to pursue clandestinely.
Diplomatic repercussions
[edit]In 2008 US Ambassador to Uruguay Frank E. Baxter was involved in a series of controversial high level exchanges in respect of these yet unresolved issues.
Death
[edit]He died in 1980.
See also
[edit]- Politics of Uruguay
- List of political families#Uruguay
- Frank E. Baxter#Admits Mitrione case 'pushback' equivalence in response to Uruguayan assassination investigation
References
[edit]- ^ PRESIDENCIA DE LA ASAMBLEA GENERAL Y DEL SENADO PRESIDENCIA DE LA CAMARA DE REPRESENTANTES (October 29, 2013). "Parlamentarios Uruguayos 1830-2005" (PDF). www.parlamento.gub.uy. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013.
- ^ 'Mario Héber Usher', Wikipedia (in Spanish), es:Mario Heber,
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