Delfim Moreira

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Delfim Moreira
10th President of Brazil
In office 15 November 1918 – 28 July 1919
Vice President	None
Preceded by	Venceslau Brás
Succeeded by	Epitácio Pessoa
Personal details
Born	7 November 1868(1868-11-07) Cristina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died	1 July 1920(1920-07-01) (aged 51) Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Political party	Mineiro Republican Party – PRM

Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro (Portuguese: [dewˈfim moˈrejrɐ da ˈkɔstɐ riˈbejru]; 7 November 1868 – 1 July 1920) was a Brazilian politician. He was born in Minas Gerais state, and was elected vice-president in 1918. He assumed the presidency on November 15, 1918, due to the illness and death of former (1902–1906) and now President-Elect Rodrigues Alves. However, Moreira suffered from psychological problems, and left his duties to the ministers. Following the constitution, he called elections in 1919 and returned to the vice-presidency until his death. He was born to a Portuguese father and to a Portuguese Brazilian mother who traced her ancestry back to the early settlers of Brazil.

Preceded by Venceslau Brás	President of Brazil 1918–1919	Succeeded by Epitácio Pessoa
Preceded by Urbano Santos da Costa Araújo	Vice-President of Brazil 1918–1920	Succeeded by Bueno de Paiva
Preceded by Júlio Bueno Brandão	President of Minas Gerais 1914–1918	Succeeded by Artur da Silva Bernardes

See also

• List of Presidents of Brazil