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FASCIST REBELLION IN URUGUAY DECISIVE ACTION TAKEN BY PRESIDENT. ESTABLISHMENT OF ARMY CONTROL. (By Tele"raph—Press Association—Copyright) MONTEVIDEO, February 21. President Baidomir has issued a decree dissolving Congress, cancelling the elections scheduled for March 29, and placing Uruguay under the control of the army. The action is aimed at the political machinations of the pro-Axis opposition under Senor Deherrera. Following the issue of the decree, Senor Deherrera unsuccessfully attempted a Fascist rebellion. He proclaimed himself the pro-Axis President and attempted to storm the Congress building, but the police broke up the demonstrators and restored order.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 February 1942, Page 2
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