This is a reason why many Uruguayans have found France attractive as a country to pursue higher studies; many of them decided to stay.

[citation needed] During the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (1973-1985), some expatriates spent their exile years in France.

[citation needed] There are as well a number of French-born people of Uruguayan descent.

Expatriate Uruguayans have their own institutions in France,[11] such as the Consultative Council in Paris.

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