Uruguayans in Germany
Uruguayans in Germany are people born in Uruguay who live in Germany, or German-born people of Uruguayan descent.Overview
Generally speaking, Uruguayans went to Germany as part of a wave of emigration due to economic or political reasons. Many of them got established in Germany for decades.In the GDR
During the civic-military dictatorship in Uruguay, the German Democratic Republic received several exiled Uruguayan communists. Maybe the most prominent of them was Marina Arismendi, who spent there many years as a Spanish-language teacher.Institutions
Uruguayans have their own institutions in Germany, such as the Deutsch-Uruguayische Gesellschaft e.V.
