Fructuoso Rivera

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Fructuoso Rivera
President of Uruguay
In office 6 November 1830 – 24 October 1834
Preceded by	Luis Eduardo Pérez
Succeeded by	Carlos Anaya
In office 1 March 1839 – 1 March 1843
Preceded by	Gabriel Antonio Pereira
Succeeded by	Joaquín Suárez
In office 25 September 1853 – 13 January 1854
Preceded by	Juan Francisco Giró
Succeeded by	Venancio Flores
Personal details
Born	(1784-10-17)17 October 1784 Durazno, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Died	13 January 1854(1854-01-13) (aged 69) Melo, Uruguay
Nationality	Uruguayan
Political party	Colorado Party
Profession	Military

José Fructuoso Rivera y Toscana (17 October 1784 – 13 January 1854) was an Uruguayan general and patriot who fought for the liberation of Banda Oriental from Brazilian rule, thrice served as President of Uruguay and was one of the instigators of the long Uruguayan Civil War.^[1] 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.