Bordaberry ran against Wilson Ferreira, who won the most votes of all the candidates; however, Bordaberry, due to some maneuvers with the votes and a blind eye on the part of his party, tipped the election in his favor. During the transfer of power, Bordaberry and Pacheco were even more aggressive in their suspension of civil rights. In 1972, in response to these suspensions, unions in Uruguay launched a strike, in which the Tupamaros played an important role. Bordaberry declared a state of war and ordered the military to suppress the insurgency. The military arrested many of the Tupamaros until they were no longer an effective entity. Even though the Tupamaros had been disciplined, the military decided to take action on the Tupamaros’ supporters. In 1973, Bordaberry suspended the remaining constitutional rights of the people, and a couple of weeks later, the military itself suspended Congress and enacted a Supreme Military Council, completing the military coup d’état (Weschler 1990,
Bordaberry ran against Wilson Ferreira, who won the most votes of all the candidates; however, Bordaberry, due to some maneuvers with the votes and a blind eye on the part of his party, tipped the election in his favor. During the transfer of power, Bordaberry and Pacheco were even more aggressive in their suspension of civil rights. In 1972, in response to these suspensions, unions in Uruguay launched a strike, in which the Tupamaros played an important role. Bordaberry declared a state of war and ordered the military to suppress the insurgency. The military arrested many of the Tupamaros until they were no longer an effective entity. Even though the Tupamaros had been disciplined, the military decided to take action on the Tupamaros’ supporters. In 1973, Bordaberry suspended the remaining constitutional rights of the people, and a couple of weeks later, the military itself suspended Congress and enacted a Supreme Military Council, completing the military coup d’état (Weschler 1990,