Background
Alberto Abdala was born in Maldonado, Uruguay in 1920. He was of Lebanese descent.
He was a member of the Colorado Party. He served as Interior Minister and later as member of the Consejo Nacional de Gobierno.
In 1966, the "Batllismo" faction of the Colorado Party didn't have a natural leader to run for the presidential elections of November of that year, after the death in 1964 of the faction's leader, former President Luis Batlle. Some members of the faction insisted that Abdala should be the presidential candidate representing this sector, including Luis Batlle´ son, Jorge Batlle. Ultimately, Abdala refused to run and future President Jorge Batlle was finally selected.
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