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Carlos Pita
Carlos Pita in 2010
Born	Juan Carlos Pita Alvariza 1951 Montevideo, Uruguay
Nationality	URU Uruguayan
Alma mater	University of the Republic
Occupation(s)	Neurology, politician and diplomat
Political party	National Party Broad Front
Spouses	Alicia Magnou Mariella Mora
Children	Libertad, Ana Laura, Patricia y Josefina
Parent	Américo Pita

Juan Carlos Pita Alvariza (born 1951 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan physician, politician and diplomat.

Background and earlier life

Pita graduated as a doctor from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Republic. At the age of 17 he started his political affiliation in the National Party supporting Wilson Ferreira Aldunate. ^[1] He was strongly against the civic-military dictatorship and formed the Popular Nationalistic Current during those years.

Political career

In 1984, he was elected deputy for Montevideo as part of the For the Fatherland movement. ^[2]

in 1987 he joined the Broad Front.

He was a representative from 1985 to 2005.

He was appointed Uruguayan ambassador to Chile. Later he was appointed as Uruguayan ambassador to Spain. ^[3]

Ambassador

In 2012 he was appointed ambassador of Uruguay to the United States. ^[4]

Family life

He married Alicia Magnou and had three daughters: Libertad, Ana Laura and Patricia. He was divorced and then married Mariella Mora, with whom he had a fourth daughter, Josefina.

See also

• United States–Uruguay relations

References

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