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| | Odyssey of harmony: Uruguayan pianist Luis Batlle Ibanez has excelled as a performer and teacher, inspiring young ... |
 | | Later it was his son, Jose Batlle y Ordonez who, as president on three occasions (1899, 1903-7, and 1911-15), shaped much of the modern day republic. |
 | | Don Pepe, as he was called, led the urban-based Colorado Party while instituting a series of progressive reforms that legalized divorce, abolished the death penalty, offered free public education through college, emancipated women, established an eight-hour workday, and created public health and social security programs. |
 | | His brother, Luis Batlle Ibanez, however, enjoys all international reputation as a concert pianist and teacher of many other famous keyboard artists. |
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