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*Emigration from Uruguay began tentatively about a century ago, but experienced a significant increase since the 1960s. Successive economic crises (notably in 1982 and 2002), plus the small size of the country's economy and population, were decisive factors that pushed thousands of Uruguayans out of their country of birth. | *Emigration from Uruguay began tentatively about a century ago, but experienced a significant increase since the 1960s. Successive economic crises (notably in 1982 and 2002), plus the small size of the country's economy and population, were decisive factors that pushed thousands of Uruguayans out of their country of birth. | ||
*Economic migrants traveled primarily to other Spanish-speaking countries with bigger economies. | *Economic migrants traveled '''primarily to other Spanish-speaking countries with bigger economies'''. | ||
*As Uruguay has a relatively well-developed educational system and free access to the University of the Republic, many Uruguayan professional graduates and scholars found their country too small to achieve their own goals, which resulted in a brain drain. | *As Uruguay has a relatively well-developed educational system and free access to the University of the Republic, many Uruguayan professional graduates and scholars found their country too small to achieve their own goals, which resulted in a brain drain. | ||
*The 12-year-long military dictatorship that ruled from 1973 to 1985 also forced many Uruguayans to go into exile due to ideological differences and political persecution, in the context of the Cold War.<ref>"Emigration from Uruguay", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emigration_from_Uruguay, accessed 4 June 2021.</ref> | *The 12-year-long military dictatorship that ruled from 1973 to 1985 also forced many Uruguayans to go into exile due to ideological differences and political persecution, in the context of the Cold War.<ref>"Emigration from Uruguay", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emigration_from_Uruguay, accessed 4 June 2021.</ref> | ||