Uruguayan political parties headed by caudillos or…

Uruguayan political parties headed by caudillos or university men decline between 1875 and 1886, and the military becomes the center of power.

A transition period (1886-90) follows during which politicians begin recovering lost ground, and there is some civilian participation in government.

Nevertheless, political parties during this period are not parties in the modern sense of the term.

Nor, however, is the army a professional institution despite its successful foreign and domestic campaigns.