Nilo Peçanha
Nilo Procópio Peçanha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnilu proˈkɔpju peˈsãɲɐ]; 2 October 1867 – 31 March 1924) was a Brazilian politician. He was the 7th President of Brazil. He was Governor of Rio de Janeiro State (1903–1906), then elected Vice President of Brazil in 1906.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Nilo Peçanha | |
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| President of Brazil | |
| In office 14 June 1909 – 14 November 1910 | |
| Preceded by | Afonso Pena |
| Succeeded by | Hermes da Fonseca |
| Vice President of Brazil | |
| In office 15 November 1906 – 14 June 1909 | |
| President | Afonso Pena |
| Preceded by | Afonso Pena |
| Succeeded by | Venceslau Brás |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1867 Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil |
| Died | 31 March 1924 (aged 56) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Political party | Rio Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Anita de Castro Belisário de Sousa |
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Other offices held
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Nilo Peçanha Media
Nilo Peçanha in a postage stamp 
Nilo Peçanha's last official photo
References
- ↑ BEATTIE, Peter M. The Tribute of Blood: Army, Honor, Race, and Nation in Brazil, 1864–1945. Duke University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8223-2743-0, ISBN 978-0-8223-2743-1. pp. 7. (visited 3 September 2008)
- ↑ GIFFIN, Donald W. The Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 44, No. 3 (Aug., 1964), pp. 437–439. Review of TINOCO, Brígido. A vida de Nilo Peçanha. Coleção Documentos Brasileiros, Livraria José Olympio Editora, RJ, 1962. (visited 3 September 2008)
- ↑ MÉTRAUX, Alfred. Brazil, Land of Harmony for all Races?. UNESCO Courier, Volume IV, no 4 April 1951; pp. 3 (visited 3 September 2008)
- ↑ ANDRADE, Manuel Correia de. A Civilização Açucareira. Recife:Biblioteca On-line do SEBRAE-PE. pp. 3[dead link] (visited 8 August 2008)
- ↑ CAMPOS, Diego de Souza Araújo. Um Estudo sobre a Escravidão em suas Relações com a Hierarquia Social: Heranças e Particularidades da Instituição Escravocrata. Dissertação de Mestrado em Ciências Sociais. Rio de Janeiro: PUC-Rio, setembro de 2007. pp. 61[dead link] (visited 2 September 2008)
- ↑ VASCONCELLOS, Francisco de. As Grandes Damas do Rio Negro na República Velha in Petrópolis:Tribuna de Petrópolis; 20 May 2001 Archived 22 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine (visited 9 August 2008)