{{short description|Uruguayan lawyer and politician}} thumb|Image of Dip. Washington Abdala {{family name hatnote|Abdala|Remerciari|lang=Spanish}} '''Manuel Juan Washington Abdala Remerciari''', aka '''el Turco''' (born 8 September 1959, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician.
He was a National Representative for the Colorado Party from 1995 till 2010. In 2000, with Jorge Batlle elected President of the Republic, Abdala was appointed President of the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay, and he served from 2000 to 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/htmlstat/PL/OtrosDocumentos/ParlamentariosUruguayos.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204334/http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/htmlstat/PL/OtrosDocumentos/ParlamentariosUruguayos.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 29, 2013|title=Parlamentarios Uruguayos 1830-2005|date=October 29, 2013|author=PRESIDENCIA DE LA ASAMBLEA GENERAL Y DEL SENADO PRESIDENCIA DE LA CAMARA DE REPRESENTANTES|website=www.parlamento.gub.uy}}</ref>
Lately he is devoted to television and stand-up comedy shows.
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==External links== *{{twitter|turkabdala}}
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