Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
| Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves | |
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| 5th President of Brazil Elected to be 10th President of Brazil, but did not take office |
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| In office November 15, 1902 – November 15, 1906 |
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| Vice President | Silviano Brandão Afonso Pena |
| Preceded by | Campos Sales (1902) Venceslau Brás (1918) |
| Succeeded by | Afonso Pena (1906) Delfim Moreira (1918) |
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| Born | July 7, 1848 Guaratinguetá, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | January 16, 1919 (aged 70) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, PC (Portuguese pronunciation: [frɐ̃ˈsisku di ˈpawlɐ roˈdriɡis ˈawvis]; July 7, 1848 – January 16, 1919) was a Brazilian politician who first served as governor of the State of São Paulo in 1887, and as Treasury minister in the 1890s. Rodrigues Alves was elected president of Brazil in 1902 and served until 1906.
During this term he remodeled the then Brazilian capital, Rio de Janeiro, an effort punctuated by the 1904 "Vaccine Revolt". He was elected president for a second term in 1918, but died before assuming power, on January 16, 1919. He was succeeded by his vice-president, Delfim Moreira.
Rodrigues Alves was born in the city of Guaratinguetá, São Paulo. He graduated as a lawyer from the Faculdade de Direito do Largo de São Francisco, São Paulo in 1870. His public career started as councilman in his native city, from 1866 to 1870. He became prosecutor in 1870. In 1872 he became a member of the state house of representatives until 1879. Also during Brazil's Empire, he took office as President of the province of São Paulo, from 1887 til 1888. After the proclamation of the Republic, he was a member of the Constitutional Assembly, and also a member of the house of representatives (1891/1893). He occupied the position of Treasury Secretary twice, from 1891 to 1892, and from 1894 to 1896.
He assumed his second mandate as state president in São Paulo from (May 1, 1900 to February 13, 1902). On February 13 he resigned to run for Brazil's presidency.
He was elected to rule as Brazil's 5th president from 1902 to 1906. He distinguished himself as a great city planner and public financier. He applied his experience in the reurbanization of the capital of the Republic, Rio de Janeiro.
He ran again for the presidency in 1918, won the election, and was scheduled to take office on 15 November 1918. He was unable to do so because of illness, and he died 16 January 1919, a victim of the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918–1919.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Frank D. McCann (2004), Soldiers of the Pátria: a history of the Brazilian Army, 1889–1937, Stanford University Press, ISBN 9780804732222, http://books.google.com/books?id=xDep7jGaHPwC&pg=RA2-PA191&dq=Francisco+influenza
| Preceded by Campos Sales |
President of Brazil 1902–1906 |
Succeeded by Afonso Pena |
| Preceded by Venceslau Brás |
President of Brazil (elect) Died before assuming office 1918 |
Succeeded by Delfim Moreira |
| Preceded by Fernando Prestes de Albuquerque |
President of São Paulo 1900–1902 |
Succeeded by Bernardino José de Campos Júnior |
| Preceded by Manuel Joaquim de Albuquerque Lins |
President of São Paulo 1912–1916 |
Succeeded by Altino Arantes Marques |
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