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Biography of Mario Benedetti
14. Sep 1920 – 17. May 2009(88 years)Died in:Montevideo, Montevideo Department
Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet
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Central Cemetery of Montevideo
Mario Benedetti (* 14. September 1920 in Paso de los Toros; † 17. May 2009 in Montevideo) was an uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet. He was 88 years old. He received 7 awards, including Order of Francisco de Miranda, honorary doctor of the University of Alicante. His cause of death was asthma. He was buried at Central Cemetery of Montevideo.
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Born in Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó Department
1997
honorary doctorate of the University of Valladolid
1999
Reina Sofía Award
2005
Menéndez Pelayo International Prize
2009