https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/uruguay/france-and-uruguay-65098/?xtor=RSS-1 Political relations Our two countries maintain a close political, cultural and linguistic affinity. Uruguayan government has been inspired by the French model (secularism, Napoleonic Code, education system), exported by strong French immigration: at the end of the 19th century, the French community accounted for almost one-third of the country's population. Our relations, however, were put on hold during the military rule (1973-1985) during which France welcomed many exiles. Official (…) en https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480409 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1