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The national stadium in Montevideo hosted the first ever World Cup.
Montevideo

January 31st 2011
Montevideo is the Capital is Uruguay and its population of about 1.5 million is about half of the country's total population. Located on the southern coast of the country on the bank of the Rio de la Plata (arm of Atlantic Ocean), the city developed as a result of its importance in maritime commerce and proximity to Buenos Aires. There is a European feel about the city, as many of the immigrants ... read more
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Uruguayan Flag A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement, the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to agree to military control of his administration in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand i... ... read more
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