Ernesto Agazzi (1942) is a Uruguayan agronomist and
politician, belonging to the Broad Front.
Ernesto Agazzi was imprisoned during the dictatorship until 1978 for being a member of the Tupamaros guerrilla group. Released, he went into exile in France where he continued his studies, becoming an agricultural engineer. He returned to Uruguay during the democratic transition in 1984 and became a professor at the Faculty of Agronomy at the University of the Republic, as well as a member of the university's Central Governing Council.
In December 2016, Ernesto Agazzi resigned his seat in the Senate, citing age and, in his own words, to leave his place to younger generations, an attitude that deserved wide recognition from fellow legislators.
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