Word: gestido
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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President Pacheco, who succeeded to office from the vice-presidency in 1967 after President Oscar Gestido died, has ruled with almost dictatorial powers since early 1968, when he declared a state of emergency after a series of student and worker strikes. He instituted unlimited search and seizure, froze wages and prices (violators face summary arrest) and imposed press censorship. Motorists are routinely stopped at roadblocks and a Montevidean out for a stroll may be stopped several times with demands that he show his documents. Last July, Congress voted to lift the siege; Pacheco reimposed it a few hours later...