in squalid conditions, including Sendic, Fernández Huidobro, José Mujica, Henry Engler, and Mauricio Rosencof. They remained there until the restoration of liberal democracy in Uruguay in 1985. During the intervening years, the military regime killed and "disappeared" additional numbers of people, focusing particularly on the Communist Party of Uruguay. The dictatorship in Uruguay ended in 1984 when democratic elections were held. Under Julio María Sanguinetti, the new president, amnesty was granted to the Tupamaros. The Tupamaros were released from prison after over a decade and they joined together in representing the Frente Amplio coalition party. In 2004, Tabaré Vásquez was the first to become president on the "Frente Amplio" ticket. The ceramicist and former member, Eva Díaz Torres, returned to Uruguay during this period. List of attacks 8 October 1969 – taking of Pando. 31 July 1970 – kidnapping of U.S. government official, Dan Mitrione, who trained Uruguayan police in the use of torture. He was murdered on 10 August. 31 July 1970 – kidnapping of the Brazilian consul Aloysio Dias Gomide, released on 21 February 1971 for ransom ($250,000). 7 August 1970 – the kidnapping of U.S. agronomist Dr. Claude Fly, released on 2 March 1971 after a health crisis following a heart attack inside the People's Prison. 29 September 1970 – bombing of the Carrasco Bowling Club, gravely injuring the elderly caretaker Hilaria Ibarra (rescued from the rubble by Gustavo Zerbino who would later be a survivor of the Andes disaster). 8 January 1971 – the kidnapping of the British ambassador Geoffrey Jackson. 21 December 1971 – killing of rural laborer Pascasio Báez by sodium pentothal injection. 18 May 1972 – four Uruguayan Army soldiers killed by machine gun fire while watching over the house of the commander-in-chief of the Army, General Florencio Gravina. Notable members The Uruguayan "nine hostages" kept under arrest between 1972–85: Raúl Sendic – Founder and leader of the group. Famous for his self-effacing, timid nature. Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro – Became a prominent politician beginning in the mid-1990s. Ministry of National Defense in 2011 until his death. On August 5, 2016, he died in office at the age of 74. José Mujica – Inaugurated as president of Uruguay in March 2010. Mauricio Rosencof – Became a prominent writer and playwright after leaving prison. Director of Culture of The Municipality of Montevideo in 2005. Henry Engler – Left for Sweden post-prison and became a prominent