) ▁Party . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Public ▁Works . ▁In ▁this ▁capacity , ▁Gian n att as io ▁was ▁particularly ▁identified ▁with ▁a ▁significant ▁road - building ▁program . ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁Uruguay ▁▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Government . ▁He ▁became ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁succeed ing ▁his ▁National ▁Party ▁colle ague ▁Daniel ▁Fernández ▁C res po . ▁Prom inent ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁Administration ▁included ▁Health ▁minister ▁A par icio ▁Mé nd ez , ▁who ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁Uruguay . ▁▁ 1 9 6 5 : ▁Death ▁in ▁office ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁Gian n att as io ▁died ▁in ▁office ▁shortly ▁after ▁att ending ▁in ▁official ▁capacity ▁the ▁fun eral ▁in ▁London , ▁England , ▁of ▁W inst on ▁Church ill . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Government ▁by ▁Washington ▁Bel tr án , ▁also ▁of ▁the ▁Blan co ▁( National ) ▁Party . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁A ▁road ▁in ▁Can el ones ▁Department ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Gian n att as io . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁prominent ▁Uruguay an ▁buildings ▁for ▁which ▁Gian n att ass io ' s ▁engineering ▁company ▁( G ian n att as io ▁& ▁Bert a , ▁afterwards ▁In gen ier ía ▁Civil ) ▁was