# Claudio Williman - President of Uruguay

URL: https://allhistories.com/uruguay/rulers/claudio-williman
Term: 1907–1911
Number in the list: 91
Born-Died: 1861-10-10 - 1934-02-09
Dynasty: Colorado Party
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Williman

Williman was Batlle's chosen successor. His government created the Ministry of Industry, Labour and Public Instruction and set up a Labour Office, but he took a harder line on unions in the 1908 railway strike.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Jose Batlle y Ordonez](https://allhistories.com/uruguay/rulers/jose-batlle-y-ordonez)
- Next in list: [Jose Batlle y Ordonez (1911–1915)](https://allhistories.com/uruguay/rulers/jose-batlle-y-ordonez-second-term)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1907 - [Divorce law of 1907](https://allhistories.com/uruguay/timeline/1907-divorce-law-of-1907)
- 1907 - [Williman takes office](https://allhistories.com/uruguay/timeline/1907-williman-takes-office)
- 1907 - [Abolition of the death penalty](https://allhistories.com/uruguay/timeline/1907-abolition-of-the-death-penalty)
- 1908 - [Paulina Luisi becomes Uruguay's first woman doctor](https://allhistories.com/uruguay/timeline/1908-paulina-luisi-becomes-uruguay-s-first-woman-doctor)
- 1908 - [Immigrant peak: foreign-born share in 1908](https://allhistories.com/uruguay/timeline/1908-immigrant-peak-foreign-born-share-in-1908)
- 1910 - [Death of Julio Herrera y Reissig](https://allhistories.com/uruguay/timeline/1910-death-of-julio-herrera-y-reissig)
- 1911 - [Batlle begins his second presidency](https://allhistories.com/uruguay/timeline/1911-batlle-begins-his-second-presidency)
- 1911 - [Creation of the State Insurance Bank](https://allhistories.com/uruguay/timeline/1911-creation-of-the-state-insurance-bank)