Subsequent Events and Legacy
Abdala was succeeded 1972 as Vice President of Uruguay by Jorge Sapelli, whose differences with the Administration in which he served would, unlike Abdala, lead him to repudiate the office of Vice President, and which thus went into abeyance for many years.
He is remembered as a quite popular political figure, even though the year after he stepped down the office which he held disappeared for many years.
Alberto Abdala died in Montevideo in 1986.
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