Jorge Batlle vs Umaru YarAdua

Jorge Batlle was elected president of Uruguay in the 1999 general election as the Colorado Party candidate, defeating the Broad Front candidate Tabar

Uruguay experienced a severe banking crisis in 2002, triggered by the Argentine economic crisis. Depositors withdrew billions of dollars, leading to a bank run. Batlle's government imposed a freeze on bank deposits and negotiated a $3 billion loan from the IMF.

Batlle signed a free trade agreement with Mexico in November 2003, aiming to boost bilateral trade and investment. The agreement was part of Uruguay's strategy to diversify its trade relations beyond Mercosur.

Batlle completed his presidential term in March 2005, handing power to Tabar

Umaru Yar'Adua won the April 2007 presidential election as the candidate of the People's Democratic Party. The election was widely criticized by domestic and international observers for widespread fraud and irregularities, but Yar'Adua was inaugurated on May 29, 2007.

Yar'Adua initiated a presidential amnesty program for militants in the Niger Delta region in June 2009. The program offered disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration in exchange for an end to attacks on oil infrastructure, leading to a significant reduction in violence.

Yar'Adua died on May 5, 2010, after a prolonged illness. His death triggered a constitutional crisis as he had been absent from the country for medical treatment for months, leading to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan assuming acting powers before eventually becoming president.